Mako is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #afaaaa |
| Complementary Color | #545050 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mako Color. The Dark Ash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brooding Storm (#5e6d6e) for more energetic effect. Try Angry Ocean as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#545050 is the best complementary color to Mako. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #505555 complementary color is Emperor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #505452 and #505254. Thus found on the left and right of #505555 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Abbey colors as they work well with Mako.
The split-complementary Mako palette consists of #545250 and #545052 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#545050). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #505555, 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 #505555 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 Mako. Thus Fuscous Gray and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mako contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emperor, Gravel, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #505555 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, violet, mid 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. Mako tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#545050) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Emperor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545054 and #505450.
In a RGB color space, hex #505555 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mako has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 3.03% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #505555 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #505555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,85,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,3.03%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,5.88%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7101,-1.9867,-0.6938) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1965,8.8583,9.8722) |