Aquarium 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 | #ca9490 |
| Complementary Color | #6f3935 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquarium Color. The Cold Sea Currents color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Immersed (#204f54) for more energetic effect. Try Encore Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f3935 is the best complementary color to Aquarium. 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 #356b6f complementary color is Buccaneer, 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 Oracle are #356f56 and #354d6f. Thus found on the left and right of #356b6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and San Juan colors as they work well with Aquarium.
The split-complementary Aquarium palette consists of #6f5635 and #6f354d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f3935). Try Shingle Fawn and Cosmic colors in combination with #356b6f, 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 #356b6f 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 Aquarium. Thus Yellow Metal and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquarium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #356b6f 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. Aquarium tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6f3935) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f356a and #356f39.
In a RGB color space, hex #356b6f is made of 20% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Aquarium has a hue angle of 184.14°, a saturation of 35.37% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #356b6f is made of 22.75% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #356b6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,107,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 39%, 41% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 1.57, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(184.14,35.37%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.14,52.25%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.876,-16.6521,-7.7613) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5951,12.42,16.9305) |