Night Kite Color

#005572

Night Kite 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 #ffaa8d
Complementary Color #721d00
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.35% (better contrasting with white)
Night Kite Color Sample
Night Kite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005572

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Night Kite Color. The Shinbashi Azure 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 Brigadier Blue (#0063a0) for more calm effect. Try Prime Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#721d00 is the best complementary color to Night Kite. 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 #005572 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orient are #007256 and #001b72. Thus found on the left and right of #005572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Night Kite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Night Kite palette consists of #725600 and #72001b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#721d00). Try Cinnamon and Venetian Red colors in combination with #005572, 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 #005572 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 Night Kite. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Night Kite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005572 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Night Kite tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#721d00) 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 #720054 and #00721d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005572 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Night Kite has a hue angle of 195.26°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005572 is made of 44.71% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #005572
RGB Decimal rgb(0,85,114)
RGB Percentage 0%, 43%, 57%
CMYK 44.71, 11.38, 0, 55.29
HSL hsl(195.26,100%,22.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.26,100%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.3755,-10.6278,-22.7261)
XYZ xyz(6.2858,7.7119,17.0768)
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