Tall Waves is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a36433 |
| Complementary Color | #cc8d5c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tall Waves Color. The Shimmering Brook color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Charter (#69b2cf) for more calm effect. Try Disembark as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cc8d5c is the best complementary color to Tall Waves. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c9bcc complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #5cccc5 and #5c62cc. Thus found on the left and right of #5c9bcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Indigo colors as they work well with Tall Waves.
The split-complementary Tall Waves palette consists of #ccc55c and #cc5c62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc8d5c). Try Sundance and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #5c9bcc, 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 #5c9bcc offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tall Waves. Thus Celery and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tall Waves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c9bcc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tall Waves tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc8d5c) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc5c9a and #5ccc8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c9bcc is made of 20% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Tall Waves has a hue angle of 206.25°, a saturation of 52.34% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c9bcc is made of 43.92% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #5c9bcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,155,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 19.22, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(206.25,52.34%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.25,54.9%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.7211,-6.1829,-31.3284) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0341,30.0776,61.5075) |