Peninsula 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 | #c88663 |
| Complementary Color | #9c5a37 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peninsula Color. The Berry Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mississippi River (#3b638c) for more calm effect. Try Teeny Bikini as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c5a37 is the best complementary color to Peninsula. 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 #37799c complementary color is Sepia Skin, 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 Astral are #379c8c and #37469c. Thus found on the left and right of #37799c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Chambray colors as they work well with Peninsula.
The split-complementary Peninsula palette consists of #9c8c37 and #9c3746 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c5a37). Try Sycamore and Stiletto colors in combination with #37799c, 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 #37799c 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 Peninsula. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peninsula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia Skin, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #37799c 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. Peninsula tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9c5a37) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Sepia Skin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c3778 and #379c5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #37799c is made of 17% red, 36% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Peninsula has a hue angle of 200.79°, a saturation of 47.87% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #37799c is made of 39.61% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #37799c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,121,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 36%, 47% |
| CMYK | 39.61, 13.73, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(200.79,47.87%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.79,64.74%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1177,-9.7354,-25.0753) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4137,16.8873,33.9524) |