Melbourne Cup is calm, 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 | #ba3c52 |
| Complementary Color | #c3445a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Melbourne Cup Color. The Dark Shamrock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Zomp (#39a78e) for more calm effect. Try Herbal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3445a is the best complementary color to Melbourne Cup. 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 #45c3ad complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, 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 Puerto Rico are #44c36e and #4499c3. Thus found on the left and right of #45c3ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Pelorous colors as they work well with Melbourne Cup.
The split-complementary Melbourne Cup palette consists of #c36e44 and #c3449a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3445a). Try Copper and Mulberry colors in combination with #45c3ad, 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 #45c3ad 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 Melbourne Cup. Thus Roti and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melbourne Cup contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Fuchsia Blue, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #45c3ad 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. Melbourne Cup tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c3445a) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac44c3 and #5ac344.
In a RGB color space, hex #45c3ad is made of 16% red, 45% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Melbourne Cup has a hue angle of 169.52°, a saturation of 51.22% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45c3ad is made of 49.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #45c3ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,195,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 45%, 40% |
| CMYK | 49.41, 0, 8.63, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(169.52,51.22%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.52,64.62%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7666,-39.7272,0.8823) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5122,43.3126,46.3399) |