Cousteau Color

#55a9d6

Cousteau is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #aa5629
Complementary Color #d58255
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Cousteau Color Sample
Cousteau Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #55a9d6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cousteau Color. The Candid Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fountain (#56b5ca) for more calm effect. Try Bachelor Button as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d58255 is the best complementary color to Cousteau. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #55a9d6 complementary color is Japonica, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shakespeare are #55d5c2 and #5568d5. Thus found on the left and right of #55a9d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Indigo colors as they work well with Cousteau.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cousteau palette consists of #d5c255 and #d55568 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d58255). Try Tacha and Cabaret colors in combination with #55a9d6, 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 #55a9d6 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cousteau. Thus Conifer and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cousteau contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #55a9d6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Cousteau tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d58255) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d555a8 and #55d582.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #55a9d6 is made of 18% red, 36% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Cousteau has a hue angle of 200.93°, a saturation of 61.14% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55a9d6 is made of 50.59% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #55a9d6
RGB Decimal rgb(85,169,214)
RGB Percentage 18%, 36%, 46%
CMYK 50.59, 17.65, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(200.93,61.14%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.93,60.28%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.8748,-12.2045,-30.4754)
XYZ xyz(30.0719,35.1623,68.8204)
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