Tarawera 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 | #f8c5af |
| Complementary Color | #501c07 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tarawera Color. The Sail Maker color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dignity Blue (#094c73) for more energetic effect. Try Medici Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#501c07 is the best complementary color to Tarawera. 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 #073a50 complementary color is Dark Ebony, 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 Tarawera are #075041 and #071550. Thus found on the left and right of #073a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea Green and Downriver colors as they work well with Tarawera.
The split-complementary Tarawera palette consists of #504107 and #500715 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#501c07). Try Deep Bronze and Mahogany colors in combination with #073a50, 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 #073a50 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 Tarawera. Thus Green Leaf and Mulberry Wood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tarawera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Ebony, Clairvoyant, and San Felix split by 90° on the color wheel. #073a50 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. Tarawera tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#501c07) and two others. The Mulberry Wood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zuccini – 120° from the complementary Dark Ebony. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50073a and #07501c.
In a RGB color space, hex #073a50 is made of 5% red, 40% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Tarawera has a hue angle of 198.08°, a saturation of 83.91% and a lightness of 17.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #073a50 is made of 28.62% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #073a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(7,58,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 40%, 55% |
| CMYK | 28.62, 8.62, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(198.08,83.91%,17.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.08,91.25%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.4805,-7,-17.8842) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0486,3.6505,8.1333) |