Atlantic Wave 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 | #c28683 |
| Complementary Color | #7c3f3c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Atlantic Wave Color. The After the Storm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluebound (#4f9297) for more calm effect. Try Verdant Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c3f3c is the best complementary color to Atlantic Wave. 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 #3d797c complementary color is Lotus, 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 #3c7c5f and #3c597c. Thus found on the left and right of #3d797c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and East Bay colors as they work well with Atlantic Wave.
The split-complementary Atlantic Wave palette consists of #7c5f3c and #7c3c59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c3f3c). Try Yellow Metal and Cosmic colors in combination with #3d797c, 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 #3d797c 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 Atlantic Wave. Thus Yellow Metal and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Atlantic Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lotus, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d797c 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. Atlantic Wave tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7c3f3c) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Lotus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c3c79 and #3c7c3f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d797c is made of 20% red, 40% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Atlantic Wave has a hue angle of 182.86°, a saturation of 34.05% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d797c is made of 24.71% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #3d797c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,121,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 40%, 41% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 1.18, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(182.86,34.05%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.86,50.81%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1342,-18.5415,-7.6602) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3999,16.1221,21.5271) |