Bright Nautilus Color

#225869

Bright Nautilus 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 #dda796
Complementary Color #683322
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.37° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.25% (better contrasting with white)
Bright Nautilus Color Sample
Bright Nautilus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #225869

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Nautilus Color. The Capital Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ocean Call (#2b6c8e) for more energetic effect. Try Drake’s Neck as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#683322 is the best complementary color to Bright Nautilus. 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 #225869 complementary color is Pickled Bean, 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 Cello are #226856 and #223468. Thus found on the left and right of #225869 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Cello colors as they work well with Bright Nautilus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Nautilus palette consists of #685622 and #682234 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#683322). Try Dallas and Wine Berry colors in combination with #225869, 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 #225869 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 Bright Nautilus. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Nautilus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bean, Honey Flower, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #225869 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. Bright Nautilus tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#683322) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #682257 and #226833.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #225869 is made of 15% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Nautilus has a hue angle of 194.37°, a saturation of 51.08% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #225869 is made of 27.85% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #225869
RGB Decimal rgb(34,88,105)
RGB Percentage 15%, 39%, 46%
CMYK 27.85, 6.67, 0, 58.82
HSL hsl(194.37,51.08%,27.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.37,67.62%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.6801,-11.9112,-15.0373)
XYZ xyz(6.6992,8.3394,14.6212)
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