King Tide 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 | #d58d86 |
| Complementary Color | #793029 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to King Tide Color. The Precious Stone 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 soft alternative called Wipeout (#3e8094) for more calm effect. Try Pacific as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#793029 is the best complementary color to King Tide. 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 #2a7279 complementary color is Nutmeg, 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 #297958 and #294a79. Thus found on the left and right of #2a7279 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Astronaut colors as they work well with King Tide.
The split-complementary King Tide palette consists of #795829 and #79294a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#793029). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #2a7279, 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 #2a7279 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 King Tide. Thus Crete and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of King Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Eminence, and Fern Frond split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a7279 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. King Tide tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#793029) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #792972 and #297931.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a7279 is made of 15% red, 41% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode King Tide has a hue angle of 185.32°, a saturation of 48.47% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a7279 is made of 30.98% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #2a7279 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,114,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 41%, 44% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 2.74, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(185.32,48.47%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.32,65.29%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.0998,-19.723,-10.4923) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4233,13.9073,20.2242) |