Tangaroa is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fce9c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c2803 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 12.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangaroa Color. The Dark Sapphire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Leviathan (#032a62) for more energetic effect. Try Old Glory Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c2803 is the best complementary color to Tangaroa. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #03163c complementary color is Madras, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tangaroa are #03323c and #0c033c. Thus found on the left and right of #03163c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Whale and Black Rock colors as they work well with Tangaroa.
The split-complementary Tangaroa palette consists of #323c03 and #3c0c03 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c2803). Try Madras and Bean colors in combination with #03163c, 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 #03163c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tangaroa. Thus Deep Fir and Burnt Maroon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangaroa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madras, Jacaranda, and English Holly split by 90° on the color wheel. #03163c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangaroa tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3c2803) and two others. The Burnt Maroon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zuccini – 120° from the complementary Madras. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c0315 and #033c28.
In a RGB color space, hex #03163c is made of 4% red, 26% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Tangaroa has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 90.48% and a lightness of 12.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #03163c is made of 22.35% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #03163c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,22,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 26%, 71% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 14.9, 0, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(220,90.48%,12.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,95%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.3013,9.708,-26.6935) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.1401,0.9194,4.3923) |