Canadian Tuxedo 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 | #a86535 |
| Complementary Color | #c98757 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Canadian Tuxedo Color. The Flyway color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Charter (#69b2cf) for more calm effect. Try Regale Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c98757 is the best complementary color to Canadian Tuxedo. 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 #579aca complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #57c9c0 and #5760c9. Thus found on the left and right of #579aca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Indigo colors as they work well with Canadian Tuxedo.
The split-complementary Canadian Tuxedo palette consists of #c9c057 and #c95760 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c98757). Try Sundance and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #579aca, 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 #579aca 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 Canadian Tuxedo. Thus Celery and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canadian Tuxedo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #579aca square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Canadian Tuxedo tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c98757) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c95799 and #57c987.
In a RGB color space, hex #579aca is made of 20% red, 35% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Canadian Tuxedo has a hue angle of 205.04°, a saturation of 52.04% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #579aca is made of 45.1% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #579aca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,154,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 46% |
| CMYK | 45.1, 18.83, 0, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(205.04,52.04%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.04,56.93%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.1345,-7.292,-31.1364) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1468,29.4017,60.1741) |