Shinbashi is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a64639 |
| Complementary Color | #c66558 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shinbashi Color. The Laguna color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rainy Mood (#4499aa) for more calm effect. Try Dupain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c66558 is the best complementary color to Shinbashi. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #59b9c6 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fountain Blue are #58c69c and #5882c6. Thus found on the left and right of #59b9c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Shinbashi.
The split-complementary Shinbashi palette consists of #c69c58 and #c65882 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c66558). Try Twine and Mulberry colors in combination with #59b9c6, 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 #59b9c6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shinbashi. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shinbashi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #59b9c6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shinbashi tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c66558) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c658b8 and #58c665.
In a RGB color space, hex #59b9c6 is made of 19% red, 39% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Shinbashi has a hue angle of 187.16°, a saturation of 48.88% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59b9c6 is made of 42.75% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #59b9c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,185,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 39%, 42% |
| CMYK | 42.75, 5.1, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(187.16,48.88%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.16,55.05%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1051,-24.5368,-15.1935) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6618,40.899,59.6516) |