Quiet Abyss Color

#160435

Quiet Abyss is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #e9fbca
Complementary Color #233504
Color Shade: warm blue (262.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 11.18% (better contrasting with white)
Quiet Abyss Color Sample
Quiet Abyss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #160435

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Abyss Color. The Magic Whale color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Indigo Sloth (#1f0954) for more calm effect. Try Election Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#233504 is the best complementary color to Quiet Abyss. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #160435 complementary color is Pine Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Black Rock are #040a35 and #2e0435. Thus found on the left and right of #160435 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Cove and Clairvoyant colors as they work well with Quiet Abyss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quiet Abyss palette consists of #0a3504 and #352e04 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#233504). Try English Holly and Dark Ebony colors in combination with #160435, 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 #160435 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quiet Abyss. Thus Zuccini and Dark Ebony giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quiet Abyss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Tree, Sepia Black, and Tiber split by 90° on the color wheel. #160435 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Quiet Abyss tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#233504) and two others. The Dark Ebony is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tangaroa – 120° from the complementary Pine Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #351504 and #042335.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #160435 is made of 28% red, 5% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Abyss has a hue angle of 262.04°, a saturation of 85.96% and a lightness of 11.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #160435 is made of 12.15% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.22% black ink.

HEX #160435
RGB Decimal rgb(22,4,53)
RGB Percentage 28%, 5%, 67%
CMYK 12.15, 19.21, 0, 79.22
HSL hsl(262.04,85.96%,11.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(262.04,92.45%,20.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(4.647,21.1794,-27.4673)
XYZ xyz(1.0169,0.5144,3.4139)
;