The Copper Atoll Inside the Shaping

#5bb8c5 RGB(91,184,197)

About this color

The Copper Atoll Inside the Shaping is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #5bb8c5 in the RGB color space.

#5bb8c5RGB(91, 184, 197)

HSL 187° · 48% saturation · 56% 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Copper Atoll Inside the Shaping
HEX
#5bb8c5
RGB
rgb(91,184,197)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,72.2%,77.3%)
HSL
hsl(187,48%,56%)
HSV
hsv(187,54%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,7,0,23)
LAB
lab(70,-24,-15)
LCH
lch(70,28,212)
sRGB
(0.357,0.722,0.773)
HEX8
#5bb8c5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
091184197

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
48%
Hue
187°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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