Abiding Brook upon Building

#40cea6 RGB(64,206,166)

About this color

Abiding Brook upon Building is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #40cea6 in the RGB color space.

#40cea6RGB(64, 206, 166)

HSL 163° · 59% saturation · 53% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 formats

Name
Abiding Brook upon Building
HEX
#40cea6
RGB
rgb(64,206,166)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,80.8%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(163,59%,53%)
HSV
hsv(163,69%,81%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,19,19)
LAB
lab(75,-47,9)
LCH
lch(75,48,169)
sRGB
(0.251,0.808,0.651)
HEX8
#40cea6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064206166

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
59%
Hue
163°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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