Royal Neptune Color

#1c3b42

Royal Neptune 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 #e3c4bd
Complementary Color #42231c
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.05° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.43% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Neptune Color Sample
Royal Neptune Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c3b42

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Neptune Color. The Frozen Stream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Glitch (#2c5463) for more calm effect. Try Juggernaut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#42231c is the best complementary color to Royal Neptune. 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 #1c3b42 complementary color is Cork, 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 Te Papa Green are #1c4236 and #1c2742. Thus found on the left and right of #1c3b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Royal Neptune.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Neptune palette consists of #42361c and #421c27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42231c). Try Black Marlin and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #1c3b42, 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 #1c3b42 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 Royal Neptune. Thus Thatch Green and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Neptune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cork, Revolver, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c3b42 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. Royal Neptune tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#42231c) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Cork. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #421c3a and #1c4223.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c3b42 is made of 18% red, 39% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Neptune has a hue angle of 191.05°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c3b42 is made of 14.9% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.

HEX #1c3b42
RGB Decimal rgb(28,59,66)
RGB Percentage 18%, 39%, 43%
CMYK 14.9, 2.74, 0, 74.12
HSL hsl(191.05,40.43%,18.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.05,57.58%,25.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.8897,-9.154,-7.8626)
XYZ xyz(3.0262,3.7682,5.7221)
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