Excellence 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 | #dd9f91 |
| Complementary Color | #6e3021 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Excellence Color. The Blue Hill color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded 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 Panorama as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e3021 is the best complementary color to Excellence. 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 #22606e complementary color is Metallic Copper, 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 #216e56 and #21396e. Thus found on the left and right of #22606e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Biscay colors as they work well with Excellence.
The split-complementary Excellence palette consists of #6e5621 and #6e2139 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e3021). Try Himalaya and Tawny Port colors in combination with #22606e, 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 #22606e 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 Excellence. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Excellence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Copper, Honey Flower, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #22606e 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. Excellence tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6e3021) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Metallic Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e215f and #216e30.
In a RGB color space, hex #22606e is made of 14% red, 40% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Excellence has a hue angle of 191.05°, a saturation of 52.78% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #22606e is made of 29.81% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #22606e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,96,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 40%, 46% |
| CMYK | 29.81, 5.49, 0, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(191.05,52.78%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.05,69.09%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5385,-14.824,-13.7702) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.657,9.8316,16.246) |