Mosque Color

#005f5b

Mosque is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #ffa0a4
Complementary Color #5f0003
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.63% (better contrasting with white)
Mosque Color Sample
Mosque Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #005f5b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mosque Color. The Surfie Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Teal Waters (#007765) for more calm effect. Try Iridescent Peacock as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5f0003 is the best complementary color to Mosque. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #005f5b complementary color is Rosewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Stone are #005f2b and #00335f. Thus found on the left and right of #005f5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Mosque.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mosque palette consists of #5f2b00 and #5f0033 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f0003). Try Carnaby Tan and Tyrian Purple colors in combination with #005f5b, 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 #005f5b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mosque. Thus Verdun Green and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mosque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Cherry Pie, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #005f5b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Mosque tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5f0003) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Rosewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a005f and #045f00.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #005f5b is made of 0% red, 51% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Mosque has a hue angle of 177.47°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 18.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005f5b is made of 37.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #005f5b
RGB Decimal rgb(0,95,91)
RGB Percentage 0%, 51%, 49%
CMYK 37.25, 0, 1.56, 62.75
HSL hsl(177.47,100%,18.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.47,100%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.868,-24.6985,-4.5815)
XYZ xyz(5.9805,8.9397,11.3079)
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