Azure Tide Color

#2b9890

Azure Tide is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #d4676f
Complementary Color #982a32
Color Shade: warm cyan (175.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.24% (better contrasting with white)
Azure Tide Color Sample
Azure Tide Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2b9890

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Azure Tide Color. The Cranach Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Message Green (#37b8af) for more calm effect. Try Island Aqua as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#982a32 is the best complementary color to Azure Tide. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b9890 complementary color is Stiletto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lochinvar are #2a9859 and #2a6998. Thus found on the left and right of #2b9890 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eucalyptus and Jelly Bean colors as they work well with Azure Tide.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Azure Tide palette consists of #98592a and #982a69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#982a32). Try Paarl and Royal Heath colors in combination with #2b9890, 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 #2b9890 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Azure Tide. Thus Luxor Gold and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Azure Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stiletto, Daisy Bush, and Olive Drab split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b9890 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Azure Tide tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#982a32) and two others. The Vivid Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Stiletto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f2a98 and #32982a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2b9890 is made of 13% red, 45% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Azure Tide has a hue angle of 175.6°, a saturation of 55.9% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b9890 is made of 42.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #2b9890
RGB Decimal rgb(43,152,144)
RGB Percentage 13%, 45%, 42%
CMYK 42.75, 0, 3.14, 40.39
HSL hsl(175.6,55.9%,38.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(175.6,71.71%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0595,-31.7778,-4.6071)
XYZ xyz(17.2585,24.9837,30.2983)
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