Cote D'Azur 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 | #fe837a |
| Complementary Color | #850a00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cote D'Azur Color. The Quintana color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Atlantis Myth (#006477) for more energetic effect. Try Aqua Experience as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#850a00 is the best complementary color to Cote D'Azur. 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 #017c85 complementary color is Maroon, 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 Blue Lagoon are #00854c and #003985. Thus found on the left and right of #017c85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Cote D'Azur.
The split-complementary Cote D'Azur palette consists of #854c00 and #850039 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#850a00). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #017c85, 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 #017c85 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 Cote D'Azur. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cote D'Azur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maroon, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #017c85 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. Cote D'Azur tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#850a00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Maroon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85007b and #00850a.
In a RGB color space, hex #017c85 is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Cote D'Azur has a hue angle of 184.09°, a saturation of 98.51% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #017c85 is made of 51.77% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #017c85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,124,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 48%, 52% |
| CMYK | 51.77, 3.53, 0, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(184.09,98.51%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.09,99.25%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1253,-25.1238,-13.135) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4538,16.1152,24.6972) |