Aquella 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 | #a64926 |
| Complementary Color | #d97b58 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquella Color. The Spray color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Viking (#64ccdb) for more calm effect. Try Blue Iguana as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d97b58 is the best complementary color to Aquella. 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 #59b6d9 complementary color is Japonica, 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 Shakespeare are #58d9bc and #5875d9. Thus found on the left and right of #59b6d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Aquella.
The split-complementary Aquella palette consists of #d9bc58 and #d95875 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d97b58). Try Tacha and Cranberry colors in combination with #59b6d9, 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 #59b6d9 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 Aquella. Thus Conifer and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquella contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #59b6d9 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. Aquella tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d97b58) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d958b5 and #58d97c.
In a RGB color space, hex #59b6d9 is made of 18% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Aquella has a hue angle of 196.41°, a saturation of 62.75% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59b6d9 is made of 50.2% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #59b6d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,182,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 37%, 44% |
| CMYK | 50.2, 13.73, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(196.41,62.75%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.41,58.99%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8874,-17.4663,-25.9358) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3722,40.5895,71.7213) |