Linear 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 | #e9b68a |
| Complementary Color | #754115 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Linear Color. The Ambassador Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Royal Blood (#105e80) for more energetic effect. Try Crow Black Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#754115 is the best complementary color to Linear. 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 #164975 complementary color is Sepia, 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 #157571 and #151975. Thus found on the left and right of #164975 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Linear.
The split-complementary Linear palette consists of #757115 and #751519 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#754115). Try Olivetone and Moccaccino colors in combination with #164975, 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 #164975 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 Linear. Thus Dell and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Linear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #164975 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. Linear tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#754115) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Sepia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #751548 and #157542.
In a RGB color space, hex #164975 is made of 10% red, 34% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Linear has a hue angle of 207.79°, a saturation of 68.35% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #164975 is made of 37.25% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #164975 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,73,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 34%, 55% |
| CMYK | 37.25, 17.25, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(207.79,68.35%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.79,81.2%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.9609,0.1381,-29.9467) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9243,6.22,17.718) |