Temperate Brook before Winding

#149896 RGB(20,152,150)

About this color

Temperate Brook before Winding settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #149896, RGB(20, 152, 150).

#149896RGB(20, 152, 150)

HSL 179° · 77% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, 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 formats

Name
Temperate Brook before Winding
HEX
#149896
RGB
rgb(20,152,150)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,59.6%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(179,77%,34%)
HSV
hsv(179,87%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,1,40)
LAB
lab(57,-32,-8)
LCH
lch(57,33,194)
sRGB
(0.078,0.596,0.588)
HEX8
#149896ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020152150

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
77%
Hue
179°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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