Atlantic Waves Color

#264243

Atlantic Waves 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 #d9bdbc
Complementary Color #422726
Color Shade: mid cyan (182.07° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.59% (better contrasting with white)
Atlantic Waves Color Sample
Atlantic Waves Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #264243

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Atlantic Waves Color. The Petro 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 Enchanting Ivy (#315955) for more energetic effect. Try Spectra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#422726 is the best complementary color to Atlantic Waves. 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 #264243 complementary color is English Walnut, 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 Plantation are #264235 and #263342. Thus found on the left and right of #264243 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Ebony Clay colors as they work well with Atlantic Waves.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Atlantic Waves palette consists of #423526 and #422633 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#422726). Try English Walnut and Livid Brown colors in combination with #264243, 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 #264243 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 Atlantic Waves. Thus Lisbon Brown and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Atlantic Waves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary English Walnut, Bleached Cedar, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #264243 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. Atlantic Waves tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#422726) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Kelp – 120° from the complementary English Walnut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #422641 and #264227.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #264243 is made of 22% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Atlantic Waves has a hue angle of 182.07°, a saturation of 27.62% and a lightness of 20.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264243 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.73% black ink.

HEX #264243
RGB Decimal rgb(38,66,67)
RGB Percentage 22%, 39%, 39%
CMYK 11.37, 0.39, 0, 73.73
HSL hsl(182.07,27.62%,20.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(182.07,43.28%,26.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.9032,-10.2396,-3.9528)
XYZ xyz(3.7607,4.7137,6.0218)
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