Paua Shell 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 | #dbafa9 |
| Complementary Color | #562a24 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paua Shell Color. The Dusky Alpine Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Magnetic Green (#2b6867) for more energetic effect. Try Aquarium as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#562a24 is the best complementary color to Paua Shell. 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 #245056 complementary color is Saddle, 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 Blue Dianne are #245643 and #243656. Thus found on the left and right of #245056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Paua Shell.
The split-complementary Paua Shell palette consists of #564324 and #562436 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#562a24). Try Irish Coffee and Wine Berry colors in combination with #245056, 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 #245056 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 Paua Shell. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paua Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #245056 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. Paua Shell tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#562a24) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56244f and #24562a.
In a RGB color space, hex #245056 is made of 18% red, 40% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Paua Shell has a hue angle of 187.2°, a saturation of 40.98% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #245056 is made of 19.61% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #245056 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,80,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 40%, 43% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 2.36, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(187.2,40.98%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.2,58.14%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.3107,-13.1933,-8.1677) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2759,6.7843,9.8355) |