Hero 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 | #ffa295 |
| Complementary Color | #6a0d00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hero Color. The Blue Lagoon 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 Cleopatra (#007590) for more calm effect. Try Hypnotic Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a0d00 is the best complementary color to Hero. 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 #005d6a complementary color is Lonestar, 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 Blue Stone are #006a42 and #00276a. Thus found on the left and right of #005d6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Hero.
The split-complementary Hero palette consists of #6a4200 and #6a0027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a0d00). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Bordeaux colors in combination with #005d6a, 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 #005d6a 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 Hero. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hero contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Ripe Plum, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #005d6a 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. Hero tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6a0d00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a005d and #006a0d.
In a RGB color space, hex #005d6a is made of 0% red, 47% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Hero has a hue angle of 187.36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005d6a is made of 41.57% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #005d6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,93,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 47%, 53% |
| CMYK | 41.57, 5.1, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(187.36,100%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.36,100%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7314,-18.3447,-14.1112) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5159,8.8693,15.0042) |