Thalassophile 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 | #b52 |
| Complementary Color | #dc7744 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thalassophile Color. The Sea Capture color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mizu (#70c1e0) for more calm effect. Try Magnesia Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dc7744 is the best complementary color to Thalassophile. 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 #4ad 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 White are #44dcc3 and #445ddc. Thus found on the left and right of #4ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Thalassophile.
The split-complementary Thalassophile palette consists of #dcc344 and #dc445d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc7744). Try Anzac and Cabaret colors in combination with #4ad, 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 #4ad 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 Thalassophile. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thalassophile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Damask, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4ad 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. Thalassophile tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dc7744) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Red Damask. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc44a9 and #44dc77.
In a RGB color space, hex #44aadd is made of 15% red, 37% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Thalassophile has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44aadd is made of 60% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #44aadd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,170,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 37%, 48% |
| CMYK | 60, 20, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(200,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9032,-13.3196,-34.3348) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8098,35.1989,73.6295) |