What Steady Atoll for Resting

#467b74 RGB(70,123,116)

About this color

What Steady Atoll for Resting is a medium-dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #467b74 on the color spectrum.

#467b74RGB(70, 123, 116)

HSL 172° · 27% saturation · 38% 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
What Steady Atoll for Resting
HEX
#467b74
RGB
rgb(70,123,116)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,48.2%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(172,27%,38%)
HSV
hsv(172,43%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,0,6,52)
LAB
lab(48,-19,-2)
LCH
lch(48,19,186)
sRGB
(0.275,0.482,0.455)
HEX8
#467b74ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070123116

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
27%
Hue
172°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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