Scuba 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 | #ff543f |
| Complementary Color | #c01500 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scuba Blue Color. The Coral Coast color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Fire (#00aadd) for more calm effect. Try Picnic Day Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c01500 is the best complementary color to Scuba 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 #00abc0 complementary color is Milano 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 Pacific Blue are #00c075 and #004ac0. Thus found on the left and right of #00abc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Cobalt colors as they work well with Scuba Blue.
The split-complementary Scuba Blue palette consists of #c07500 and #c0004a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c01500). Try Indochine and Lipstick colors in combination with #00abc0, 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 #00abc0 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 Scuba Blue. Thus Pistachio and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scuba Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Milano Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00abc0 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. Scuba Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c01500) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Milano Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c000aa and #00c015.
In a RGB color space, hex #00abc0 is made of 0% red, 47% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Scuba Blue has a hue angle of 186.56°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00abc0 is made of 75.29% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #00abc0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,171,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 47%, 53% |
| CMYK | 75.29, 8.23, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(186.56,100%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.56,100%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1055,-28.9137,-21.1263) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0773,32.9316,54.9566) |