Abduction is pale, 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 | #e99b9e |
| Complementary Color | #641519 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Abduction Color. The Country Squire color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Iron Teal (#114e56) for more energetic effect. Try Jade Jewel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#641519 is the best complementary color to Abduction. 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 #166461 complementary color is Cherrywood, 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 #15643a and #154064. Thus found on the left and right of #166461 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Abduction.
The split-complementary Abduction palette consists of #643915 and #641540 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#641519). Try Jambalaya and Claret colors in combination with #166461, 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 #166461 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 Abduction. Thus Himalaya and Scarlet Gum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Abduction contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cherrywood, Scarlet Gum, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #166461 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. Abduction tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#641519) and two others. The Scarlet Gum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Cherrywood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #601564 and #196415.
In a RGB color space, hex #166461 is made of 10% red, 46% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Abduction has a hue angle of 177.69°, a saturation of 63.93% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #166461 is made of 30.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #166461 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,100,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 46%, 44% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 0, 1.18, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(177.69,63.93%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.69,78%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1067,-23.1801,-4.9331) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0457,10.148,12.8967) |