Mamala Bay Color

#005e8c

Mamala Bay 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 #ffa173
Complementary Color #8c2e00
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Mamala Bay Color Sample
Mamala Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005e8c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mamala Bay Color. The Fjord Blue 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 Sixties Blue (#0079a9) for more calm effect. Try Deep River as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c2e00 is the best complementary color to Mamala Bay. 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 #005e8c complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 #008c74 and #00178c. Thus found on the left and right of #005e8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Mamala Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mamala Bay palette consists of #8c7400 and #8c0018 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c2e00). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #005e8c, 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 #005e8c 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 Mamala Bay. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mamala Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005e8c 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. Mamala Bay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8c2e00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c005d and #008c2e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005e8c is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Mamala Bay has a hue angle of 199.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005e8c is made of 54.9% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #005e8c
RGB Decimal rgb(0,94,140)
RGB Percentage 0%, 40%, 60%
CMYK 54.9, 18.04, 0, 45.1
HSL hsl(199.71,100%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.71,100%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.6603,-5.6453,-31.9761)
XYZ xyz(8.7363,9.8989,26.2612)
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