Kauai 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 | #a53853 |
| Complementary Color | #c75974 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kauai Color. The Monte Carlo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mint (#3eb489) for more calm effect. Try Emerald Wave as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c75974 is the best complementary color to Kauai. 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 #5ac7ac complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Puerto Rico are #59c775 and #59abc7. Thus found on the left and right of #5ac7ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Fountain Blue colors as they work well with Kauai.
The split-complementary Kauai palette consists of #c77559 and #c759ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c75974). Try Antique Brass and Fuchsia Pink colors in combination with #5ac7ac, 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 #5ac7ac offers a combination of orange and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kauai. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kauai contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ac7ac 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. Kauai tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c75974) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac59c7 and #74c759.
In a RGB color space, hex #5ac7ac is made of 20% red, 43% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Kauai has a hue angle of 165.14°, a saturation of 49.32% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5ac7ac is made of 42.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #5ac7ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,199,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 43%, 37% |
| CMYK | 42.75, 0, 10.59, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(165.14,49.32%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.14,54.77%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5449,-37.8218,4.0812) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0863,45.9991,46.2173) |