Aquarius is calm, 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 | #c3522b |
| Complementary Color | #d4623b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquarius Color. The Homeworld color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Tourmaline (#4997d0) for more calm effect. Try Splish Splash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d4623b is the best complementary color to Aquarius. 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 #3cadd4 complementary color is Red Damask, 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 Scooter are #3bd4af and #3b60d4. Thus found on the left and right of #3cadd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Mariner colors as they work well with Aquarius.
The split-complementary Aquarius palette consists of #d4af3b and #d43b60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4623b). Try Old Gold and Cabaret colors in combination with #3cadd4, 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 #3cadd4 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 Aquarius. Thus Atlantis and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquarius contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Damask, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #3cadd4 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. Aquarius tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d4623b) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Red Damask. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d43bac and #3bd462.
In a RGB color space, hex #3cadd4 is made of 13% red, 39% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Aquarius has a hue angle of 195.39°, a saturation of 63.87% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3cadd4 is made of 59.61% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3cadd4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,173,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 39%, 48% |
| CMYK | 59.61, 15.3, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(195.39,63.87%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.39,71.7%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.2141,-18.9651,-28.9092) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6907,35.6013,67.6469) |