West Winds Color

#586d77

West Winds is pale, 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 #a79288
Complementary Color #776258
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.59% (better contrasting with white)
West Winds Color Sample
West Winds Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #586d77

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to West Winds Color. The Dark Secret color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tambua Bay (#658498) for more energetic effect. Try Night Tide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#776258 is the best complementary color to West Winds. 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 #586d77 complementary color is Russett, 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 Shuttle Gray are #587771 and #585d77. Thus found on the left and right of #586d77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with West Winds.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary West Winds palette consists of #777158 and #77585d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#776258). Try Crocodile and Russett colors in combination with #586d77, 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 #586d77 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 West Winds. Thus Limed Ash and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of West Winds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #586d77 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. West Winds tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#776258) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77586c and #587762.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #586d77 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode West Winds has a hue angle of 199.35°, a saturation of 14.98% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #586d77 is made of 12.16% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #586d77
RGB Decimal rgb(88,109,119)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 12.16, 3.92, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(199.35,14.98%,40.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.35,26.05%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7221,-5.2931,-8.1284)
XYZ xyz(12.8229,14.3439,19.5456)
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