Tidal Wave 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 | #caa687 |
| Complementary Color | #785435 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tidal Wave Color. The Metallic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Asurmen Blue Wash (#273e51) for more calm effect. Try Snap-Shot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#785435 is the best complementary color to Tidal Wave. 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 #355978 complementary color is Old Copper, 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 San Juan are #357875 and #353778. Thus found on the left and right of #355978 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Minsk colors as they work well with Tidal Wave.
The split-complementary Tidal Wave palette consists of #787535 and #783537 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#785435). Try Pesto and Lotus colors in combination with #355978, 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 #355978 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 Tidal Wave. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tidal Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #355978 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. Tidal Wave tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#785435) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #783558 and #357854.
In a RGB color space, hex #355978 is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Tidal Wave has a hue angle of 207.76°, a saturation of 38.73% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #355978 is made of 26.28% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #355978 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,89,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 46% |
| CMYK | 26.28, 12.16, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(207.76,38.73%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.76,55.83%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4758,-3.202,-21.5055) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4307,9.2577,19.1119) |