Pacific Queen Color

#026b5d

Pacific Queen 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 #fd94a2
Complementary Color #6b0210
Color Shade: warm cyan (172° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.37% (better contrasting with white)
Pacific Queen Color Sample
Pacific Queen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #026b5d

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Queen Color. The Evening Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pond Bath (#00827f) for more energetic effect. Try Observatory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b0210 is the best complementary color to Pacific Queen. 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 #026b5d complementary color is Venetian Red, 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 Blue Stone are #026b28 and #02446b. Thus found on the left and right of #026b5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Regal Blue colors as they work well with Pacific Queen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pacific Queen palette consists of #6b2802 and #6b0244 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b0210). Try Carnaby Tan and Tyrian Purple colors in combination with #026b5d, 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 #026b5d 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 Pacific Queen. Thus Antique Bronze and Pigment Indigo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pacific Queen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venetian Red, Paua, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #026b5d 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. Pacific Queen tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6b0210) and two others. The Pigment Indigo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Venetian Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c026b and #106b02.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #026b5d is made of 1% red, 53% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Queen has a hue angle of 172°, a saturation of 96.33% and a lightness of 21.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #026b5d is made of 41.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #026b5d
RGB Decimal rgb(2,107,93)
RGB Percentage 1%, 53%, 46%
CMYK 41.18, 0, 5.49, 58.04
HSL hsl(172,96.33%,21.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(172,98.13%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.112,-29.7299,0.4363)
XYZ xyz(7.2585,11.3186,12.1581)
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