Poseidon 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 | #edc6aa |
| Complementary Color | #542e12 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poseidon Color. The Poster Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Moroccan Blue (#0f4e67) for more energetic effect. Try Lazurite Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#542e12 is the best complementary color to Poseidon. 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 #123955 complementary color is Jambalaya, 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 Elephant are #12544f and #121754. Thus found on the left and right of #123955 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Poseidon.
The split-complementary Poseidon palette consists of #544f12 and #541217 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#542e12). Try Bronzetone and Heath colors in combination with #123955, 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 #123955 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 Poseidon. Thus Clover and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poseidon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jambalaya, Scarlet Gum, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #123955 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. Poseidon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#542e12) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Jambalaya. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #541238 and #12542e.
In a RGB color space, hex #123955 is made of 11% red, 36% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Poseidon has a hue angle of 205.07°, a saturation of 65.05% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #123955 is made of 26.27% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #123955 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,57,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 36%, 53% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 10.98, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(205.07,65.05%,20.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.07,78.82%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.6911,-2.7997,-20.8424) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3523,3.7107,9.1339) |