Crashing Waves 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 | #c19078 |
| Complementary Color | #87563e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crashing Waves Color. The Bluey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Venice Blue (#2c5778) for more energetic effect. Try Marea Baja as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87563e is the best complementary color to Crashing Waves. 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 #3e6f87 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Ming are #3e877a and #3e4a87. Thus found on the left and right of #3e6f87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Crashing Waves.
The split-complementary Crashing Waves palette consists of #877a3e and #873e4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87563e). Try Sycamore and Tosca colors in combination with #3e6f87, 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 #3e6f87 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 Crashing Waves. Thus Pesto and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crashing Waves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e6f87 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. Crashing Waves tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#87563e) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #873e6e and #3e8756.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e6f87 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Crashing Waves has a hue angle of 199.73°, a saturation of 37.06% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e6f87 is made of 28.63% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #3e6f87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,111,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 36%, 44% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 9.41, 0, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(199.73,37.06%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.73,54.07%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4363,-9.3608,-18.2948) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0442,14.1423,25.0166) |