The Atoll through Lasting Buffering

#21acad RGB(33,172,173)

About this color

The Atoll through Lasting Buffering carries its coordinates at #21acad: a medium-dark cyan with vivid saturation.

#21acadRGB(33, 172, 173)

HSL 180° · 68% saturation · 40% 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 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

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 through Lasting Buffering
HEX
#21acad
RGB
rgb(33,172,173)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,67.5%,67.8%)
HSL
hsl(180,68%,40%)
HSV
hsv(180,81%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,1,0,32)
LAB
lab(64,-34,-11)
LCH
lch(64,36,198)
sRGB
(0.129,0.675,0.678)
HEX8
#21acadff
CSS Name
Decimal
033172173

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
68%
Hue
180°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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