Marine is soft, 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 | #fbd19f |
| Complementary Color | #603604 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marine Color. The Tangaroa color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Navy (#01153e) for more energetic effect. Try Kolibri Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#603604 is the best complementary color to Marine. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #042e60 complementary color is Brown Bramble, 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 Green Vogue are #045b60 and #080460. Thus found on the left and right of #042e60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Gulf Blue colors as they work well with Marine.
The split-complementary Marine palette consists of #5b6004 and #600804 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#603604). Try Verdun Green and Red Oxide colors in combination with #042e60, 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 #042e60 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 Marine. Thus Japanese Laurel and Black Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Bramble, Pompadour, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #042e60 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. Marine tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#603604) and two others. The Black Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Brown Bramble. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60042d and #046036.
In a RGB color space, hex #042e60 is made of 3% red, 32% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode Marine has a hue angle of 212.61°, a saturation of 92% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #042e60 is made of 36.08% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #042e60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,46,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 32%, 66% |
| CMYK | 36.08, 19.61, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(212.61,92%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.61,95.83%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.3262,8.14,-33.4834) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1384,2.8243,11.4461) |