When Temperate Atoll beneath Measuring

#477663 RGB(71,118,99)

About this color

When Temperate Atoll beneath Measuring is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #477663 in the RGB color space.

#477663RGB(71, 118, 99)

HSL 156° · 25% saturation · 37% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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 Atoll beneath Measuring
HEX
#477663
RGB
rgb(71,118,99)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,46.3%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(156,25%,37%)
HSV
hsv(156,40%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,16,54)
LAB
lab(46,-21,5)
LCH
lch(46,22,167)
sRGB
(0.278,0.463,0.388)
HEX8
#477663ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071118099

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
25%
Hue
156°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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