Cape Verde Color

#01554f

Cape Verde 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 #feaab0
Complementary Color #550006
Color Shade: warm cyan (175.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 16.86% (better contrasting with white)
Cape Verde Color Sample
Cape Verde Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #01554f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cape Verde Color. The Ultramarine Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Active Turquoise (#006f72) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Motif as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#550006 is the best complementary color to Cape Verde. 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 #01554f complementary color is Rosewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Evening Sea are #005525 and #003055. Thus found on the left and right of #01554f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camarone and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Cape Verde.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cape Verde palette consists of #552500 and #550030 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#550006). Try Indian Tan and Blackberry colors in combination with #01554f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #01554f 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 Cape Verde. Thus Verdun Green and Ripe Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cape Verde contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Cherry Pie, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #01554f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cape Verde tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#550006) and two others. The Ripe Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Rosewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e0055 and #065500.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #01554f is made of 1% red, 52% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Cape Verde has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 97.67% and a lightness of 16.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01554f is made of 32.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #01554f
RGB Decimal rgb(1,85,79)
RGB Percentage 1%, 52%, 48%
CMYK 32.94, 0, 2.35, 66.67
HSL hsl(175.71,97.67%,16.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(175.71,98.82%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.9611,-23.5676,-2.8362)
XYZ xyz(4.6723,7.068,8.5151)
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