Quiet Cove is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #fe8559 |
| Complementary Color | #a62d00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Cove Color. The Rich Electric Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Zeftron (#0090ad) for more energetic effect. Try Marker Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a62d00 is the best complementary color to Quiet Cove. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #017aa6 complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cerulean are #00a67f and #0027a6. Thus found on the left and right of #017aa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Quiet Cove.
The split-complementary Quiet Cove palette consists of #a67f00 and #a60027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a62d00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #017aa6, 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 #017aa6 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quiet Cove. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quiet Cove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #017aa6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quiet Cove tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a62d00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a60079 and #00a62c.
In a RGB color space, hex #017aa6 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Cove has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 98.8% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #017aa6 is made of 64.71% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #017aa6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,122,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 57% |
| CMYK | 64.71, 17.26, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(196,98.8%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,99.4%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.8526,-12.0833,-31.4157) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.855,16.6787,38.5655) |