Arapawa is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #d8b5a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d3926 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arapawa Color. The Tangaroa color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ore Bluish Black (#1c3339) for more calm effect. Try Imperial Primer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d3926 is the best complementary color to Arapawa. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #274a5d complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Dianne are #265d54 and #262e5d. Thus found on the left and right of #274a5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Arapawa.
The split-complementary Arapawa palette consists of #5d5426 and #5d262e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d3926). Try Irish Coffee and Buccaneer colors in combination with #274a5d, 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 #274a5d offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arapawa. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arapawa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #274a5d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arapawa tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5d3926) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d2649 and #265d39.
In a RGB color space, hex #274a5d is made of 19% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Arapawa has a hue angle of 201.11°, a saturation of 40.91% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #274a5d is made of 21.18% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #274a5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,74,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 36%, 45% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 7.45, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(201.11,40.91%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.11,58.06%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.7112,-6.4761,-15.0632) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2613,6.1192,11.2598) |