Deep Atlantic Blue Color

#004f57

Deep Atlantic 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 #ffb0a8
Complementary Color #570800
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.52° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 17.06% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Atlantic Blue Color Sample
Deep Atlantic Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #004f57

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Atlantic Blue Color. The Caribbean Splash 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 Blue Collar Man (#005f7a) for more calm effect. Try Crystal Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#570800 is the best complementary color to Deep Atlantic 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 #004f57 complementary color is Rosewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #005733 and #002357. Thus found on the left and right of #004f57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Deep Atlantic Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Atlantic Blue palette consists of #573300 and #570023 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#570800). Try Saddle Brown and Castro colors in combination with #004f57, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #004f57 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 Deep Atlantic Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Atlantic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Ripe Plum, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #004f57 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Atlantic Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#570800) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Rosewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57004e and #005708.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #004f57 is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Atlantic Blue has a hue angle of 185.52°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 17.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004f57 is made of 34.12% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.

HEX #004f57
RGB Decimal rgb(0,79,87)
RGB Percentage 0%, 48%, 52%
CMYK 34.12, 3.14, 0, 65.88
HSL hsl(185.52,100%,17.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.52,100%,34.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1084,-17.6434,-10.711)
XYZ xyz(4.5163,6.2801,9.991)
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