When Temperate Bay until Shaping

#05fab3 RGB(5,250,179)

About this color

When Temperate Bay until Shaping carries its coordinates at #05fab3: a medium cyan with intense saturation.

#05fab3RGB(5, 250, 179)

HSL 163° · 96% saturation · 50% 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 Temperate Bay until Shaping
HEX
#05fab3
RGB
rgb(5,250,179)
RGB%
rgb(2%,98%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(163,96%,50%)
HSV
hsv(163,98%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(98,0,28,2)
LAB
lab(88,-65,20)
LCH
lch(88,68,163)
sRGB
(0.02,0.98,0.702)
HEX8
#05fab3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005250179

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
96%
Hue
163°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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