Subaqueous Color

#00576f

Subaqueous is calm, 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 #ffa890
Complementary Color #6f1700
Color Shade: mid cyan (192.97° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.76% (better contrasting with white)
Subaqueous Color Sample
Subaqueous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00576f

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Subaqueous Color. The Sherpa Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trouser Blue (#00666d) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Mirage as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6f1700 is the best complementary color to Subaqueous. 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 #00576f 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 #006f4f and #001f6f. Thus found on the left and right of #00576f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Subaqueous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Subaqueous palette consists of #6f4f00 and #6f001f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f1700). Try Cinnamon and Venetian Red colors in combination with #00576f, 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 #00576f 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 Subaqueous. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Subaqueous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #00576f 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. Subaqueous tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6f1700) 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 #6f0056 and #006f18.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00576f is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Subaqueous has a hue angle of 192.97°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00576f is made of 43.53% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #00576f
RGB Decimal rgb(0,87,111)
RGB Percentage 0%, 44%, 56%
CMYK 43.53, 9.41, 0, 56.47
HSL hsl(192.97,100%,21.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192.97,100%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.908,-13.0121,-20.0283)
XYZ xyz(6.2774,7.9641,16.2453)
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