Little Mermaid 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 | #d2bab5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a322c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Little Mermaid Color. The Hypothalamus Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Freedom (#3b5e68) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Spell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a322c is the best complementary color to Little Mermaid. 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 #2d454a complementary color is Rock, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #2c4a40 and #2c364a. Thus found on the left and right of #2d454a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Little Mermaid.
The split-complementary Little Mermaid palette consists of #4a402c and #4a2c36 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a322c). Try Mondo and Livid Brown colors in combination with #2d454a, 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 #2d454a 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 Little Mermaid. Thus Woodland and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Little Mermaid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d454a 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. Little Mermaid tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4a322c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a2c45 and #2c4a32.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d454a is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Little Mermaid has a hue angle of 190.34°, a saturation of 24.37% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d454a is made of 11.37% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #2d454a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,69,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 1.96, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(190.34,24.37%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.34,39.19%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.5963,-7.7553,-5.9672) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4463,5.3085,7.2689) |