When Centered Atoll from Shaping

#506b5e RGB(80,107,94)

About this color

When Centered Atoll from Shaping is a medium-dark cyan with a muted character, positioned at #506b5e on the color spectrum.

#506b5eRGB(80, 107, 94)

HSL 151° · 14% 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

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 formats

Name
When Centered Atoll from Shaping
HEX
#506b5e
RGB
rgb(80,107,94)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,42%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(151,14%,37%)
HSV
hsv(151,25%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,0,12,58)
LAB
lab(43,-13,4)
LCH
lch(43,14,163)
sRGB
(0.314,0.42,0.369)
HEX8
#506b5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
080107094

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
14%
Hue
151°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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