Tidepool 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 | #f59096 |
| Complementary Color | #6f090f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tidepool Color. The Porcelain Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Caribe (#147d87) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Landing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f090f is the best complementary color to Tidepool. 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 #0a6f69 complementary color is Dark Burgundy, 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 Atoll are #096f36 and #09426f. Thus found on the left and right of #0a6f69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Deep Sapphire colors as they work well with Tidepool.
The split-complementary Tidepool palette consists of #6f3609 and #6f0942 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f090f). Try Cafe Royale and Rose Bud Cherry colors in combination with #0a6f69, 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 #0a6f69 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 Tidepool. Thus Yukon Gold and Clairvoyant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tidepool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Burgundy, Windsor, and Green Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a6f69 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. Tidepool tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6f090f) and two others. The Clairvoyant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Felix – 120° from the complementary Dark Burgundy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69096f and #0f6f09.
In a RGB color space, hex #0a6f69 is made of 4% red, 49% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Tidepool has a hue angle of 176.44°, a saturation of 83.47% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a6f69 is made of 39.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #0a6f69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(10,111,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 49%, 46% |
| CMYK | 39.61, 0, 2.35, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(176.44,83.47%,23.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176.44,90.99%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.9277,-27.3323,-4.1652) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3594,12.4533,15.3277) |