Betta Fish is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c59499 |
| Complementary Color | #6b3a3e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Betta Fish Color. The Copper Mineral Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oracle (#395555) for more calm effect. Try Plantation as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b3a3e is the best complementary color to Betta Fish. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a6b66 complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of William are #3a6b4d and #3a576b. Thus found on the left and right of #3a6b66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Fiord colors as they work well with Betta Fish.
The split-complementary Betta Fish palette consists of #6b4d3a and #6b3a57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b3a3e). Try Millbrook and Cosmic colors in combination with #3a6b66, 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 #3a6b66 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Betta Fish. Thus Yellow Metal and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Betta Fish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a6b66 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Betta Fish tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6b3a3e) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chalet Green – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #663a6b and #3f6b3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a6b66 is made of 22% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Betta Fish has a hue angle of 173.88°, a saturation of 29.7% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a6b66 is made of 19.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #3a6b66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,107,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 40%, 38% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 0, 1.96, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(173.88,29.7%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.88,45.79%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.8048,-17.9273,-2.3834) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4009,12.3742,14.4634) |