Sandhill Crane Color

#015e60

Sandhill Crane is pale, 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 #fea19f
Complementary Color #600300
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 19.02% (better contrasting with white)
Sandhill Crane Color Sample
Sandhill Crane Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #015e60

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sandhill Crane Color. The Deep Lagoon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Azure Green Blue (#006c81) for more energetic effect. Try Tobernite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#600300 is the best complementary color to Sandhill Crane. 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 #015e60 complementary color is Rosewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Stone are #006032 and #002e60. Thus found on the left and right of #015e60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Sandhill Crane.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sandhill Crane palette consists of #603200 and #60002e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#600300). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Bordeaux colors in combination with #015e60, 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 #015e60 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 Sandhill Crane. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sandhill Crane contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Ripe Plum, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #015e60 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Sandhill Crane tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#600300) and two others. The Pompadour 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 #60005d and #006003.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #015e60 is made of 1% red, 49% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Sandhill Crane has a hue angle of 181.26°, a saturation of 97.94% and a lightness of 19.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #015e60 is made of 37.26% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #015e60
RGB Decimal rgb(1,94,96)
RGB Percentage 1%, 49%, 50%
CMYK 37.26, 0.79, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(181.26,97.94%,19.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.26,98.96%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.7063,-22.3961,-7.932)
XYZ xyz(6.1265,8.8564,12.4529)
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