Puerto Rico 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 | #a6455c |
| Complementary Color | #ba596f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Puerto Rico Color. The Bahaman Bliss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Klimt Green (#3fa282) for more energetic effect. Try Funk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ba596f is the best complementary color to Puerto Rico. 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 #59baa3 complementary color is Cadillac, 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 Tradewind are #59ba72 and #59a0ba. Thus found on the left and right of #59baa3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Fountain Blue colors as they work well with Puerto Rico.
The split-complementary Puerto Rico palette consists of #ba7259 and #ba59a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba596f). Try Santa Fe and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #59baa3, 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 #59baa3 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 Puerto Rico. Thus Husk and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Puerto Rico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadillac, Blue Violet, and Olive Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #59baa3 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. Puerto Rico tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ba596f) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Cadillac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a359ba and #6fba59.
In a RGB color space, hex #59baa3 is made of 20% red, 42% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Puerto Rico has a hue angle of 165.77°, a saturation of 41.28% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59baa3 is made of 38.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #59baa3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,186,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 42%, 37% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 0, 9.02, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(165.77,41.28%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.77,52.15%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3883,-34.2172,2.9644) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2896,39.886,40.8581) |