Aquarius Reef Base Color

#559999

Aquarius Reef Base is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta

Inverse Color #a66
Complementary Color #955
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Aquarius Reef Base Color Sample
Aquarius Reef Base Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #559999

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquarius Reef Base Color. The Fir Blue 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 saturated alternative called Bubble Turquoise (#43817a) for more energetic effect. Try Enamel Antique Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#955 is the best complementary color to Aquarius Reef Base. 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 #599 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #597 and #557699. Thus found on the left and right of #599 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Aquarius Reef Base.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aquarius Reef Base palette consists of #975 and #957 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#955). Try White and White colors in combination with #599, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #599 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 Aquarius Reef Base. Thus Barley Corn and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aquarius Reef Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Butterfly Bush, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #599 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aquarius Reef Base tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#955) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #995598 and #595.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #559999 is made of 22% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Aquarius Reef Base has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #559999 is made of 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #559999
RGB Decimal rgb(85,153,153)
RGB Percentage 22%, 39%, 39%
CMYK 26.67, 0, 0, 40
HSL hsl(180,28.57%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,44.44%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.987,-21.49,-6.7306)
XYZ xyz(20.8873,27.0137,34.2503)
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