Empress Envy is calm, 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 | #d5635f |
| Complementary Color | #a02d29 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Empress Envy Color. The Cranach Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Precious Stone (#328696) for more calm effect. Try Green Grapple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a02d29 is the best complementary color to Empress Envy. 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 #2a9ca0 complementary color is Mexican Red, 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 Jungle Green are #29a068 and #2960a0. Thus found on the left and right of #2a9ca0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eucalyptus and St Tropaz colors as they work well with Empress Envy.
The split-complementary Empress Envy palette consists of #a06829 and #a02960 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a02d29). Try Paarl and Hibiscus colors in combination with #2a9ca0, 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 #2a9ca0 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 Empress Envy. Thus Luxor Gold and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Empress Envy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mexican Red, Daisy Bush, and Olive Drab split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a9ca0 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. Empress Envy tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a02d29) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Mexican Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0299b and #29a02d.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a9ca0 is made of 12% red, 44% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Empress Envy has a hue angle of 182.03°, a saturation of 58.42% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a9ca0 is made of 46.28% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #2a9ca0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,156,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 44%, 45% |
| CMYK | 46.28, 1.57, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(182.03,58.42%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.03,73.75%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7955,-29.0772,-11.1344) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1885,26.8072,37.4207) |