Firefly is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f1d5cf |
| Complementary Color | #30140e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 12.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Firefly Color. The Ramsons color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Elite Teal (#133337) for more calm effect. Try Firmament Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#30140e is the best complementary color to Firefly. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0e2a30 complementary color is Coffee Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Firefly are #0e3025 and #0e1830. Thus found on the left and right of #0e2a30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bush and Firefly colors as they work well with Firefly.
The split-complementary Firefly palette consists of #30250e and #300e18 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30140e). Try Onion and Coffee Bean colors in combination with #0e2a30, 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 #0e2a30 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Firefly. Thus Woodrush and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Firefly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coffee Bean, Haiti, and Palm Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #0e2a30 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Firefly tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#30140e) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bush – 120° from the complementary Coffee Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #300e29 and #0e3014.
In a RGB color space, hex #0e2a30 is made of 13% red, 40% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Firefly has a hue angle of 190.59°, a saturation of 54.84% and a lightness of 12.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0e2a30 is made of 13.33% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.18% black ink.
| HEX | #0e2a30 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(14,42,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 40%, 46% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 2.35, 0, 81.18 |
| HSL | hsl(190.59,54.84%,12.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.59,70.83%,18.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.2902,-8.2799,-7.0812) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.5426,1.9627,3.0938) |