When Rooted Brook opposite Inscribing

#88adae RGB(136,173,174)

About this color

When Rooted Brook opposite Inscribing is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #88adae in the RGB color space.

#88adaeRGB(136, 173, 174)

HSL 182° · 19% saturation · 61% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Rooted Brook opposite Inscribing
HEX
#88adae
RGB
rgb(136,173,174)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,67.8%,68.2%)
HSL
hsl(182,19%,61%)
HSV
hsv(182,22%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,1,0,32)
LAB
lab(68,-12,-5)
LCH
lch(68,13,203)
sRGB
(0.533,0.678,0.682)
HEX8
#88adaeff
CSS Name
Decimal
136173174

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
19%
Hue
182°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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