Nocturnal Expedition 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 | #eeb3a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a1f10 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nocturnal Expedition Color. The Seamount color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Emerald Pool (#155e60) for more calm effect. Try Blumine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a1f10 is the best complementary color to Nocturnal Expedition. 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 #114c5a complementary color is Redwood, 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 Eden are #105a43 and #10275a. Thus found on the left and right of #114c5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Nocturnal Expedition.
The split-complementary Nocturnal Expedition palette consists of #5a4310 and #5a1027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a1f10). Try Horses Neck and Maroon Oak colors in combination with #114c5a, 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 #114c5a 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 Nocturnal Expedition. Thus Saratoga and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nocturnal Expedition contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Redwood, Jagger, and Green House split by 90° on the color wheel. #114c5a 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. Nocturnal Expedition tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5a1f10) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Redwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a104b and #105a1e.
In a RGB color space, hex #114c5a is made of 9% red, 42% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Nocturnal Expedition has a hue angle of 191.51°, a saturation of 68.22% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #114c5a is made of 28.62% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #114c5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,76,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 42%, 49% |
| CMYK | 28.62, 5.49, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(191.51,68.22%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.51,81.11%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.4786,-13.0137,-13.5659) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6611,6.0262,10.5904) |