Elm 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 | #e38382 |
| Complementary Color | #7d1c1c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (180.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Elm Color. The Caribbean Swim color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Persian Mosaic (#206874) for more calm effect. Try Sea Fantasy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7d1c1c is the best complementary color to Elm. 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 #1c7c7d complementary color is Crown of Thorns, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elm are #1c7d4d and #1c4b7d. Thus found on the left and right of #1c7c7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eucalyptus and Blumine colors as they work well with Elm.
The split-complementary Elm palette consists of #7d4d1c and #7d1c4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d1c1c). Try Russet and Claret colors in combination with #1c7c7d, 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 #1c7c7d 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 Elm. Thus Pacifika and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crown of Thorns, Honey Flower, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c7c7d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elm tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7d1c1c) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Crown of Thorns. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d1c7b and #1c7d1c.
In a RGB color space, hex #1c7c7d is made of 10% red, 45% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Elm has a hue angle of 180.62°, a saturation of 63.4% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c7c7d is made of 38.04% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #1c7c7d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(28,124,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 45%, 45% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 0.39, 0, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(180.62,63.4%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180.62,77.6%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1613,-25.7517,-8.3139) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3882,16.1428,21.9177) |