Breaking Wave 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 | #ff5f4f |
| Complementary Color | #b00f00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Breaking Wave Color. The Algiers 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 Cruising (#018498) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b00f00 is the best complementary color to Breaking Wave. 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 #00a0b0 complementary color is Bright Red, 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 Bondi Blue are #00b067 and #0048b0. Thus found on the left and right of #00a0b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Cobalt colors as they work well with Breaking Wave.
The split-complementary Breaking Wave palette consists of #b06700 and #b00048 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b00f00). Try Indochine and Lipstick colors in combination with #00a0b0, 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 #00a0b0 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 Breaking Wave. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Breaking Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a0b0 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. Breaking Wave tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b00f00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Bright Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0009f and #00b00f.
In a RGB color space, hex #00a0b0 is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Breaking Wave has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a0b0 is made of 69.02% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #00a0b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,160,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 48%, 52% |
| CMYK | 69.02, 6.27, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,100%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,100%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.1375,-28.7784,-18.2059) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4073,28.2762,45.4566) |