Quiet Brook on Knitting

#52b286 RGB(82,178,134)

About this color

Quiet Brook on Knitting is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #52b286 in the RGB color space.

#52b286RGB(82, 178, 134)

HSL 153° · 38% saturation · 51% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Practically, this medium cyan is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Quiet Brook on Knitting
HEX
#52b286
RGB
rgb(82,178,134)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,69.8%,52.5%)
HSL
hsl(153,38%,51%)
HSV
hsv(153,54%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,25,30)
LAB
lab(66,-39,14)
LCH
lch(66,41,160)
sRGB
(0.322,0.698,0.525)
HEX8
#52b286ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082178134

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
38%
Hue
153°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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