Genoa is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ea8c94 |
| Complementary Color | #73141d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Genoa Color. The Palm Springs Splash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Emerald Pool (#155e60) for more calm effect. Try Riviera Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73141d is the best complementary color to Genoa. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #15736b complementary color is Moccaccino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Genoa are #14733b and #144b73. Thus found on the left and right of #15736b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Genoa.
The split-complementary Genoa palette consists of #733b14 and #73144c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73141d). Try Sepia and Disco colors in combination with #15736b, 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 #15736b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Genoa. Thus Olivetone and Seance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Genoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moccaccino, Persian Indigo, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #15736b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Genoa tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#73141d) and two others. The Seance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bilbao – 120° from the complementary Moccaccino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a1473 and #1c7314.
In a RGB color space, hex #15736b is made of 9% red, 47% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Genoa has a hue angle of 174.89°, a saturation of 69.12% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #15736b is made of 36.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #15736b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,115,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 47%, 44% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 0, 3.14, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(174.89,69.12%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.89,81.74%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4813,-27.6991,-3.0583) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0938,13.4824,16.033) |