Blue Wing Teal Color

#2c4053

Blue Wing Teal 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 #d3bfac
Complementary Color #523f2c
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.23° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 24.9% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Wing Teal Color Sample
Blue Wing Teal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c4053

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Wing Teal Color. The Endless Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Express Blue (#395a73) for more energetic effect. Try Bluey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#523f2c is the best complementary color to Blue Wing Teal. 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 #2c4053 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #2c5252 and #2c2c52. Thus found on the left and right of #2c4053 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Blue Wing Teal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Wing Teal palette consists of #52522c and #522c2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#523f2c). Try Woodland and Cowboy colors in combination with #2c4053, 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 #2c4053 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 Blue Wing Teal. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Wing Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Finn, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c4053 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Blue Wing Teal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#523f2c) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #522c3f and #2c523f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c4053 is made of 23% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Wing Teal has a hue angle of 209.23°, a saturation of 30.71% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c4053 is made of 15.3% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.

HEX #2c4053
RGB Decimal rgb(44,64,83)
RGB Percentage 23%, 34%, 43%
CMYK 15.3, 7.45, 0, 67.45
HSL hsl(209.23,30.71%,24.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.23,46.99%,32.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.2355,-2.0642,-13.9177)
XYZ xyz(4.4334,4.8268,8.8816)
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