Mermaid's Kiss Color

#59c8a5

Mermaid's Kiss is calm, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #a6375a
Complementary Color #c7597b
Color Shade: green cyan (161.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Mermaid's Kiss Color Sample
Mermaid's Kiss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #59c8a5

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mermaid's Kiss Color. The Jolly Jade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mint (#3eb489) for more calm effect. Try Green Patina as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7597b is the best complementary color to Mermaid's Kiss. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #59c8a5 complementary color is Mulberry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Puerto Rico are #59c76d and #59b3c7. Thus found on the left and right of #59c8a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Fountain Blue colors as they work well with Mermaid's Kiss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mermaid's Kiss palette consists of #c76d59 and #c759b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7597b). Try Chestnut Rose and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #59c8a5, 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 #59c8a5 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mermaid's Kiss. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mermaid's Kiss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mulberry, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #59c8a5 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Mermaid's Kiss tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c7597b) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Mulberry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a559c7 and #7bc759.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #59c8a5 is made of 20% red, 44% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mermaid's Kiss has a hue angle of 161.08°, a saturation of 50.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59c8a5 is made of 43.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #59c8a5
RGB Decimal rgb(89,200,165)
RGB Percentage 20%, 44%, 36%
CMYK 43.53, 0, 13.72, 21.57
HSL hsl(161.08,50.23%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(161.08,55.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.6421,-40.134,8.0015)
XYZ xyz(31.5656,46.149,42.8413)
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