Shylock 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 | #a5465b |
| Complementary Color | #b9596e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.74° 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 Shylock Color. The Dioptase Green 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.
#b9596e is the best complementary color to Shylock. 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 #5ab9a4 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 #59b974 and #599eb9. Thus found on the left and right of #5ab9a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fern and Hippie Blue colors as they work well with Shylock.
The split-complementary Shylock palette consists of #b97459 and #b9599e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9596e). Try Santa Fe and Tapestry colors in combination with #5ab9a4, 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 #5ab9a4 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 Shylock. Thus Husk and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shylock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadillac, Blue Violet, and Olive Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ab9a4 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. Shylock tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b9596e) and two others. The Wisteria 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 #a359b9 and #6fb959.
In a RGB color space, hex #5ab9a4 is made of 21% red, 42% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Shylock has a hue angle of 166.74°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5ab9a4 is made of 37.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #5ab9a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,185,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 42%, 37% |
| CMYK | 37.26, 0, 8.24, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(166.74,40.43%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.74,51.35%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1492,-33.2785,2.0732) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2663,39.5519,41.2665) |