Niagara 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 | #f95e76 |
| Complementary Color | #a1061d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Niagara Color. The Paradise Landscape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Summer Turquoise (#008572) for more energetic effect. Try Turquoise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1061d is the best complementary color to Niagara. 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 #06a189 complementary color is Monarch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Niagara are #06a13b and #066ba1. Thus found on the left and right of #06a189 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Bahama Blue colors as they work well with Niagara.
The split-complementary Niagara palette consists of #a13b06 and #a1066b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1061d). Try Fire and Lipstick colors in combination with #06a189, 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 #06a189 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 Niagara. Thus Hot Toddy and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Niagara contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monarch, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #06a189 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Niagara tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a1061d) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Monarch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8906a1 and #1da106.
In a RGB color space, hex #06a189 is made of 2% red, 53% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Niagara has a hue angle of 170.71°, a saturation of 92.81% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #06a189 is made of 60.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #06a189 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,161,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 53%, 45% |
| CMYK | 60.79, 0, 9.41, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(170.71,92.81%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.71,96.27%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.2828,-40.9415,2.5704) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3353,27.3346,28.0293) |