Lush Aqua is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #fb9 |
| Complementary Color | #620 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lush Aqua Color. The Ink Blotch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Edge (#035e7b) for more calm effect. Try Felix as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#620 is the best complementary color to Lush Aqua. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #046 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #065 and #016. Thus found on the left and right of #046 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Lush Aqua.
The split-complementary Lush Aqua palette consists of #650 and #601 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#620). Try White and White colors in combination with #046, 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 #046 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lush Aqua. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lush Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Ripe Plum, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #046 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lush Aqua tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#620) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #660043 and #062.
In a RGB color space, hex #004466 is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Lush Aqua has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004466 is made of 40% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #004466 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,68,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 40%, 60% |
| CMYK | 40, 13.33, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(200,100%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,100%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9997,-4.9264,-25.1419) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4654,5.0936,13.3182) |