Sandalwood Grey Blue Color

#005160

Sandalwood Grey 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 #ffae9f
Complementary Color #600f00
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.82% (better contrasting with white)
Sandalwood Grey Blue Color Sample
Sandalwood Grey Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005160

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandalwood Grey Blue Color. The Tahitian Treat 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 Pirate's Haven as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#600f00 is the best complementary color to Sandalwood Grey 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 #005160 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Blue Stone are #00603f and #002060. Thus found on the left and right of #005160 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Sandalwood Grey Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sandalwood Grey Blue palette consists of #603f00 and #600020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#600f00). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Bordeaux colors in combination with #005160, 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 #005160 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 Sandalwood Grey Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sandalwood Grey Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005160 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. Sandalwood Grey Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#600f00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #600050 and #00600f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005160 is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Sandalwood Grey Blue has a hue angle of 189.38°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 18.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005160 is made of 37.65% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #005160
RGB Decimal rgb(0,81,96)
RGB Percentage 0%, 46%, 54%
CMYK 37.65, 5.89, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(189.38,100%,18.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.38,100%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.1827,-15.3577,-14.8024)
XYZ xyz(5.0538,6.7294,12.0989)
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