Cockatoo is calm, 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 | #a73749 |
| Complementary Color | #c85869 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cockatoo Color. The Petrichor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Maximum Blue Green (#30bfbf) for more energetic effect. Try Verdigris as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c85869 is the best complementary color to Cockatoo. 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 #58c8b6 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Fountain Blue are #58c87e and #58a1c8. Thus found on the left and right of #58c8b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Danube colors as they work well with Cockatoo.
The split-complementary Cockatoo palette consists of #c87e58 and #c858a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c85869). Try Antique Brass and Mulberry colors in combination with #58c8b6, 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 #58c8b6 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 Cockatoo. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cockatoo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #58c8b6 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. Cockatoo tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c85869) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b658c8 and #6ac858.
In a RGB color space, hex #58c8b6 is made of 19% red, 43% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Cockatoo has a hue angle of 170.36°, a saturation of 50.45% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #58c8b6 is made of 43.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #58c8b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,200,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 43%, 39% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 0, 7.06, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(170.36,50.45%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.36,56%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0364,-36.2328,-0.6291) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1223,46.7607,51.536) |