Cold and Dark Color

#154250

Cold and Dark 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 #eabdaf
Complementary Color #502214
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 19.8% (better contrasting with white)
Cold and Dark Color Sample
Cold and Dark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #154250

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold and Dark Color. The Connor's Lakefront 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 Uncharted (#19565e) for more calm effect. Try Canoe Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#502214 is the best complementary color to Cold and Dark. 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 #154250 complementary color is Brown Derby, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elephant are #145040 and #142450. Thus found on the left and right of #154250 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Cold and Dark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cold and Dark palette consists of #504014 and #501424 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#502214). Try Punga and Heath colors in combination with #154250, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #154250 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 Cold and Dark. Thus Clover and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cold and Dark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Derby, Scarlet Gum, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #154250 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cold and Dark tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#502214) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Brown Derby. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #501441 and #145023.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #154250 is made of 13% red, 40% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Cold and Dark has a hue angle of 194.24°, a saturation of 58.42% and a lightness of 19.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #154250 is made of 23.13% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.

HEX #154250
RGB Decimal rgb(21,66,80)
RGB Percentage 13%, 40%, 48%
CMYK 23.13, 5.49, 0, 68.63
HSL hsl(194.24,58.42%,19.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.24,73.75%,31.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.6686,-10.0668,-12.9206)
XYZ xyz(3.7054,4.635,8.2888)
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