Haddock's Sweater is calm, 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 | #d88545 |
| Complementary Color | #ba6727 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Haddock's Sweater Color. The Outer Reef 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 Adventure of the Seas (#3063af) for more calm effect. Try Nebulas Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ba6727 is the best complementary color to Haddock's Sweater. 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 #277aba complementary color is Tuscany, 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 Mariner are #27bab0 and #2730ba. Thus found on the left and right of #277aba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Haddock's Sweater.
The split-complementary Haddock's Sweater palette consists of #bab027 and #ba2730 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba6727). Try Hokey Pokey and Tall Poppy colors in combination with #277aba, 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 #277aba 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 Haddock's Sweater. Thus Atlantis and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Haddock's Sweater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuscany, Purple Heart, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #277aba 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. Haddock's Sweater tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ba6727) and two others. The Hibiscus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Green – 120° from the complementary Tuscany. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba2779 and #27ba67.
In a RGB color space, hex #277aba is made of 11% red, 35% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Haddock's Sweater has a hue angle of 206.12°, a saturation of 65.33% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #277aba is made of 57.65% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #277aba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,122,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 35%, 54% |
| CMYK | 57.65, 25.1, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(206.12,65.33%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.12,79.03%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3692,-1.9463,-40.591) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6592,17.8956,49.0305) |