Soft Atoll Inside Reckoning

#396e5c RGB(57,110,92)

About this color

Soft Atoll Inside Reckoning settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #396e5c, RGB(57, 110, 92).

#396e5cRGB(57, 110, 92)

HSL 160° · 32% saturation · 33% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, 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
Soft Atoll Inside Reckoning
HEX
#396e5c
RGB
rgb(57,110,92)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,43.1%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(160,32%,33%)
HSV
hsv(160,48%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,0,16,57)
LAB
lab(42,-22,5)
LCH
lch(42,23,167)
sRGB
(0.224,0.431,0.361)
HEX8
#396e5cff
CSS Name
Decimal
057110092

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
32%
Hue
160°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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