Tahitian Tide 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 | #ff9481 |
| Complementary Color | #7e1200 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tahitian Tide Color. The Barrier Reef color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tropical Waters (#007c7e) for more calm effect. Try Marker Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e1200 is the best complementary color to Tahitian Tide. 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 #006b7e complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Lagoon are #007e51 and #002b7e. Thus found on the left and right of #006b7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Tahitian Tide.
The split-complementary Tahitian Tide palette consists of #7e5100 and #7e002c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e1200). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #006b7e, 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 #006b7e 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 Tahitian Tide. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tahitian Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006b7e 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. Tahitian Tide tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7e1200) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant 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 #7e006a and #007e12.
In a RGB color space, hex #006b7e is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Tahitian Tide has a hue angle of 189.05°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006b7e is made of 49.41% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #006b7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,107,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 46%, 54% |
| CMYK | 49.41, 7.45, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(189.05,100%,24.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.05,100%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.2507,-18.6745,-17.9059) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0236,12.0217,21.5835) |