Sherpa Blue 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 | #ffb6b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e0500 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sherpa Blue Color. The Trouser 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 Joyful Tears (#006669) for more calm effect. Try Subaqueous as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e0500 is the best complementary color to Sherpa Blue. 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 #00494e complementary color is Temptress, 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 Sherpa Blue are #004e2c and #00214e. Thus found on the left and right of #00494e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kaitoke Green and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Sherpa Blue.
The split-complementary Sherpa Blue palette consists of #4e2c00 and #4e0021 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e0500). Try Saddle Brown and Castro colors in combination with #00494e, 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 #00494e 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 Sherpa Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sherpa Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Temptress, Ripe Plum, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00494e 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. Sherpa Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4e0500) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusoe – 120° from the complementary Temptress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e0048 and #004e05.
In a RGB color space, hex #00494e is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Sherpa Blue has a hue angle of 183.85°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00494e is made of 30.59% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #00494e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,73,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 48%, 52% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 1.96, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(183.85,100%,15.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.85,100%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.6144,-17.6605,-8.6939) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7577,5.3151,8.0356) |