Mermaid Net Color

#22cccc

Mermaid Net is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta

Inverse Color #d33
Complementary Color #cc2121
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Mermaid Net Color Sample
Mermaid Net Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #22cccc

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mermaid Net Color. The Tropical Tree color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greenland Green (#22acae) for more calm effect. Try Holiday Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cc2121 is the best complementary color to Mermaid Net. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2cc complementary color is Cardinal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #21cc77 and #2176cc. Thus found on the left and right of #2cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Mariner colors as they work well with Mermaid Net.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mermaid Net palette consists of #cc7621 and #cc2177 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc2121). Try Ochre and Cerise colors in combination with #2cc, 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 #2cc 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 Mermaid Net. Thus Key Lime Pie and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mermaid Net contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cardinal, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #2cc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Mermaid Net tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cc2121) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Cardinal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc21cb and #21cc21.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #22cccc is made of 8% red, 46% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Mermaid Net has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #22cccc is made of 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #22cccc
RGB Decimal rgb(34,204,204)
RGB Percentage 8%, 46%, 46%
CMYK 66.67, 0, 0, 20
HSL hsl(180,71.43%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,83.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.7526,-39.216,-11.6053)
XYZ xyz(33.1516,47.8854,64.6223)
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