Aqua Velvet 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 | #ff5d61 |
| Complementary Color | #a20003 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Velvet Color. The Antigua Blue 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 Scuba Blue (#00abc0) for more calm effect. Try Navigate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a20003 is the best complementary color to Aqua Velvet. 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 #00a29e complementary color is Bright Red, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Persian Green are #00a24d and #0055a2. Thus found on the left and right of #00a29e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Endeavour colors as they work well with Aqua Velvet.
The split-complementary Aqua Velvet palette consists of #a24c00 and #a20055 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a20003). Try Chelsea Gem and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #00a29e, 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 #00a29e 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 Aqua Velvet. Thus Buddha Gold and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a29e square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aqua Velvet tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a20003) and two others. The Purple 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 #9d00a2 and #03a200.
In a RGB color space, hex #00a29e is made of 0% red, 51% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Velvet has a hue angle of 178.52°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a29e is made of 63.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #00a29e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,162,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 51%, 49% |
| CMYK | 63.53, 0, 1.57, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(178.52,100%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.52,100%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.1671,-35.4825,-7.9979) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0919,28.3093,36.8057) |