Whale's Tale 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 | #eea57d |
| Complementary Color | #823810 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whale's Tale Color. The Neptune's Wrath color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Honorable Blue (#164576) for more calm effect. Try Quarterdeck as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#823810 is the best complementary color to Whale's Tale. 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 #115a82 complementary color is Copper Canyon, 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 Chathams Blue are #108271 and #102182. Thus found on the left and right of #115a82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surfie Green and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Whale's Tale.
The split-complementary Whale's Tale palette consists of #827110 and #821021 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#823810). Try Spicy Mustard and Tamarillo colors in combination with #115a82, 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 #115a82 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 Whale's Tale. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whale's Tale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Canyon, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #115a82 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. Whale's Tale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#823810) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Copper Canyon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82105a and #108238.
In a RGB color space, hex #115a82 is made of 7% red, 38% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Whale's Tale has a hue angle of 201.24°, a saturation of 76.87% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #115a82 is made of 44.31% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #115a82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,90,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 38%, 55% |
| CMYK | 44.31, 15.69, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(201.24,76.87%,28.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.24,86.92%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.0673,-6.0698,-28.3782) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9166,9.0432,22.4474) |