When Equable Brook without Balancing

#7b8e8e RGB(123,142,142)

About this color

When Equable Brook without Balancing is rendered by screens as RGB(123, 142, 142) — a medium, muted cyan hue.

#7b8e8eRGB(123, 142, 142)

HSL 180° · 8% saturation · 52% lightness

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Psychology

Cyan at medium lightness bridges blue and green in a way that reads as refreshing and forward-looking.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
When Equable Brook without Balancing
HEX
#7b8e8e
RGB
rgb(123,142,142)
RGB%
rgb(48.2%,55.7%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(180,8%,52%)
HSV
hsv(180,13%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,0,0,44)
LAB
lab(58,-7,-2)
LCH
lch(58,7,196)
sRGB
(0.482,0.557,0.557)
HEX8
#7b8e8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
123142142

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
8%
Hue
180°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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