Wax Crayon Blue 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 | #ff5b59 |
| Complementary Color | #a60100 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (180.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wax Crayon Blue Color. The Shindig 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 Philips Green (#008f80) for more calm effect. Try Dynasty Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a60100 is the best complementary color to Wax Crayon Blue. 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 #00a4a6 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 Persian Green are #00a655 and #0050a6. Thus found on the left and right of #00a4a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Endeavour colors as they work well with Wax Crayon Blue.
The split-complementary Wax Crayon Blue palette consists of #a65500 and #a60051 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a60100). Try Chelsea Gem and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #00a4a6, 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 #00a4a6 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 Wax Crayon Blue. Thus Buddha Gold and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wax Crayon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a4a6 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. Wax Crayon Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a60100) 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 #a600a3 and #00a602.
In a RGB color space, hex #00a4a6 is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Wax Crayon Blue has a hue angle of 180.72°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a4a6 is made of 65.1% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #00a4a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,164,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 65.1, 0.79, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(180.72,100%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180.72,100%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0491,-33.9299,-11.192) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1584,29.3041,40.6702) |