Mosaic Tile Color

#1c6b69

Mosaic Tile 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 #e39496
Complementary Color #6a1c1d
Color Shade: warm cyan (178.48° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.47% (better contrasting with white)
Mosaic Tile Color Sample
Mosaic Tile Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c6b69

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mosaic Tile Color. The Riviera Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Uncharted (#19565e) for more calm effect. Try Lacustral as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a1c1d is the best complementary color to Mosaic Tile. 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 #1c6b69 complementary color is Persian Plum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elm are #1c6a41 and #1c456a. Thus found on the left and right of #1c6b69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Biscay colors as they work well with Mosaic Tile.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mosaic Tile palette consists of #6a411c and #6a1c45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a1c1d). Try West Coast and Tawny Port colors in combination with #1c6b69, 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 #1c6b69 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 Mosaic Tile. Thus Himalaya and Honey Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mosaic Tile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Plum, Meteorite, and Fern Frond split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c6b69 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Mosaic Tile tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6a1c1d) and two others. The Honey Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Persian Plum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #691c6a and #1d6a1c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c6b69 is made of 12% red, 45% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Mosaic Tile has a hue angle of 178.48°, a saturation of 58.52% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c6b69 is made of 30.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #1c6b69
RGB Decimal rgb(28,107,105)
RGB Percentage 12%, 45%, 44%
CMYK 30.98, 0, 0.78, 58.04
HSL hsl(178.48,58.52%,26.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178.48,73.83%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.8678,-23.4132,-5.7074)
XYZ xyz(8.2864,11.7822,15.2021)
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