Antigua 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 | #da928c |
| Complementary Color | #722b25 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antigua Color. The Forget-Me-Not Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Apatite Blue (#31827b) for more calm effect. Try Bright Nautilus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#722b25 is the best complementary color to Antigua. 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 #256d73 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 Paradiso are #257252 and #254572. Thus found on the left and right of #256d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Astronaut colors as they work well with Antigua.
The split-complementary Antigua palette consists of #725225 and #722545 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#722b25). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #256d73, 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 #256d73 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 Antigua. Thus Crete and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antigua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Copper, Honey Flower, and Fern Frond split by 90° on the color wheel. #256d73 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. Antigua tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#722b25) and two others. The Plum 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 #72256c and #25722b.
In a RGB color space, hex #256d73 is made of 14% red, 42% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Antigua has a hue angle of 184.62°, a saturation of 51.32% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #256d73 is made of 30.59% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #256d73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,109,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 42%, 44% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 2.35, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(184.62,51.32%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.62,67.83%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.1056,-19.8386,-9.8961) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3261,12.5684,18.1541) |