Quiet Storm 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 | #d0a692 |
| Complementary Color | #6d432f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Storm Color. The Sir Edmund color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Wing Teal (#2c4053) for more calm effect. Try Regal Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d432f is the best complementary color to Quiet Storm. 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 #2f596d complementary color is Spice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #2f6d62 and #2f396d. Thus found on the left and right of #2f596d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Rhino colors as they work well with Quiet Storm.
The split-complementary Quiet Storm palette consists of #6d622f and #6d2f39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d432f). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2f596d, 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 #2f596d 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 Quiet Storm. Thus Costa Del Sol and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quiet Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spice, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f596d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quiet Storm tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6d432f) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Spice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d2f58 and #2f6d43.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f596d is made of 19% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Storm has a hue angle of 199.35°, a saturation of 39.74% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f596d is made of 24.32% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #2f596d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,89,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 36%, 44% |
| CMYK | 24.32, 7.85, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(199.35,39.74%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.35,56.88%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7001,-8.3389,-15.9186) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.505,8.8532,15.7813) |