The Atoll between Grounded Lacing

#15c2b2 RGB(21,194,178)

About this color

The Atoll between Grounded Lacing carries its coordinates at #15c2b2: a medium-dark cyan with intense saturation.

#15c2b2RGB(21, 194, 178)

HSL 174° · 80% saturation · 42% 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-dark cyan is comfortable as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
The Atoll between Grounded Lacing
HEX
#15c2b2
RGB
rgb(21,194,178)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,76.1%,69.8%)
HSL
hsl(174,80%,42%)
HSV
hsv(174,89%,76%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,8,24)
LAB
lab(71,-43,-3)
LCH
lch(71,43,184)
sRGB
(0.082,0.761,0.698)
HEX8
#15c2b2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021194178

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
80%
Hue
174°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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