Artesian Well Color

#5eb2aa

Artesian Well is pale, 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 #a14d55
Complementary Color #b25e66
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Artesian Well Color Sample
Artesian Well Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5eb2aa

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Artesian Well Color. The Aquatic 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 soft alternative called Hydroport (#5e9ca1) for more calm effect. Try Martian Cerulean as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b25e66 is the best complementary color to Artesian Well. 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 #5eb2aa complementary color is Matrix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #5eb280 and #5e90b2. Thus found on the left and right of #5eb2aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Hippie Blue colors as they work well with Artesian Well.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Artesian Well palette consists of #b2805e and #b25e90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b25e66). Try Limed Oak and Tapestry colors in combination with #5eb2aa, 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 #5eb2aa 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 Artesian Well. Thus Olive Green and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Artesian Well contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matrix, Deluge, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #5eb2aa square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Artesian Well tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b25e66) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Matrix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a95eb2 and #66b25e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5eb2aa is made of 21% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Artesian Well has a hue angle of 174.29°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5eb2aa is made of 32.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #5eb2aa
RGB Decimal rgb(94,178,170)
RGB Percentage 21%, 40%, 38%
CMYK 32.94, 0, 3.13, 30.2
HSL hsl(174.29,35.29%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.29,47.19%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.369,-27.4817,-3.8216)
XYZ xyz(27.7922,37.1228,43.7308)
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