Cold North is pale, 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 | #aa6364 |
| Complementary Color | #9c5455 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (179.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold North Color. The Flounce 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 Emu Egg (#3d8481) for more energetic effect. Try Fresh Soft Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c5455 is the best complementary color to Cold North. 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 #559c9b complementary color is Au Chico, 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 Breaker Bay are #549c77 and #54799c. Thus found on the left and right of #559c9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Cold North.
The split-complementary Cold North palette consists of #9c7754 and #9c5479 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c5455). Try Leather and Tapestry colors in combination with #559c9b, 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 #559c9b 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 Cold North. Thus Barley Corn and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold North contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #559c9b 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. Cold North tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9c5455) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b549c and #559c54.
In a RGB color space, hex #559c9b is made of 21% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Cold North has a hue angle of 179.15°, a saturation of 29.46% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #559c9b is made of 27.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #559c9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,156,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 39%, 39% |
| CMYK | 27.85, 0, 0.4, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(179.15,29.46%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(179.15,45.51%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9562,-22.5046,-6.4266) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5512,28.0748,35.2935) |