Peacock Tail Color

#01636d

Peacock Tail 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 #fe9c92
Complementary Color #6d0a00
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.56° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.57% (better contrasting with white)
Peacock Tail Color Sample
Peacock Tail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #01636d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peacock Tail Color. The Jade Shard 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 Copacabana (#006c8d) for more energetic effect. Try Havasu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6d0a00 is the best complementary color to Peacock Tail. 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 #01636d complementary color is Lonestar, 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 #006d41 and #002c6d. Thus found on the left and right of #01636d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Peacock Tail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peacock Tail palette consists of #6d4000 and #6d002c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d0a00). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Black Rose colors in combination with #01636d, 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 #01636d 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 Peacock Tail. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peacock Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Christalle, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #01636d 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. Peacock Tail tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6d0a00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d0062 and #006d0a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #01636d is made of 0% red, 47% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Peacock Tail has a hue angle of 185.56°, a saturation of 98.18% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01636d is made of 42.36% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #01636d
RGB Decimal rgb(1,99,109)
RGB Percentage 0%, 47%, 52%
CMYK 42.36, 3.93, 0, 57.25
HSL hsl(185.56,98.18%,21.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.56,99.08%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.9038,-20.4445,-12.6539)
XYZ xyz(7.2347,10.0343,16.0235)
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