North Atlantic 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 | #ac928f |
| Complementary Color | #6f5653 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to North Atlantic Color. The Thundercloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mountain Pine (#3b5257) for more energetic effect. Try Rainier Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f5653 is the best complementary color to North Atlantic. 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 #536d70 complementary color is Russett, 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 Cutty Sark are #536f64 and #535e6f. Thus found on the left and right of #536d70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with North Atlantic.
The split-complementary North Atlantic palette consists of #6f6453 and #6f535e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f5653). Try Coffee and Zambezi colors in combination with #536d70, 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 #536d70 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 North Atlantic. Thus Kokoda and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of North Atlantic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #536d70 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. North Atlantic tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6f5653) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f536c and #536f56.
In a RGB color space, hex #536d70 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode North Atlantic has a hue angle of 186.21°, a saturation of 14.87% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #536d70 is made of 11.37% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #536d70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,109,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 1.17, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(186.21,14.87%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.21,25.89%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1556,-8.7337,-4.7967) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9605,13.9461,17.3907) |