Reef Escape 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 | #fb8b52 |
| Complementary Color | #ad3d03 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Reef Escape Color. The Private Eye color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ansel (#016884) for more energetic effect. Try Cleopatra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ad3d03 is the best complementary color to Reef Escape. 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 #0474ad 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 #03ad91 and #031fad. Thus found on the left and right of #0474ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Reef Escape.
The split-complementary Reef Escape palette consists of #ad9103 and #ad031f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad3d03). Try Pirate Gold and Shiraz colors in combination with #0474ad, 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 #0474ad 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 Reef Escape. Thus Limeade and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reef Escape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0474ad 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. Reef Escape tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ad3d03) and two others. The Lipstick 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 #ad0374 and #03ad3d.
In a RGB color space, hex #0474ad is made of 1% red, 40% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Reef Escape has a hue angle of 200.24°, a saturation of 95.48% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0474ad is made of 66.27% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #0474ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,116,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 40%, 59% |
| CMYK | 66.27, 22.35, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(200.24,95.48%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.24,97.69%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3567,-5.7412,-37.85) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8383,15.5337,41.8041) |