Crab Nebula is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #fba |
| Complementary Color | #510 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crab Nebula Color. The Broadwater Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ocean Depths (#006175) for more calm effect. Try Cool Dive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#510 is the best complementary color to Crab Nebula. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #045 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00553b and #001955. Thus found on the left and right of #045 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Deep and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Crab Nebula.
The split-complementary Crab Nebula palette consists of #553b00 and #550019 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#510). Try Saddle Brown and Castro colors in combination with #045, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #045 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crab Nebula. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crab Nebula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Ripe Plum, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #045 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crab Nebula tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#510) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #550043 and #005510.
In a RGB color space, hex #004455 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Crab Nebula has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004455 is made of 33.33% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #004455 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,68,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 56% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 6.66, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(192,100%,16.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192,100%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.1283,-12.027,-15.5181) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7068,4.7901,9.3235) |