Tradewind Color

#5fb3ac

Tradewind 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 #a04c53
Complementary Color #b35f65
Color Shade: warm cyan (175° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Tradewind Color Sample
Tradewind Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5fb3ac

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tradewind Color. The Petrol Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aquarius Reef Base (#559999) for more calm effect. Try Aquatic Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b35f65 is the best complementary color to Tradewind. 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 #5fb3ac 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 #5fb382 and #5f8fb3. Thus found on the left and right of #5fb3ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Hippie Blue colors as they work well with Tradewind.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tradewind palette consists of #b3825f and #b35f90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b35f65). Try Muddy Waters and Tapestry colors in combination with #5fb3ac, 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 #5fb3ac 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 Tradewind. Thus Olive Green and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tradewind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matrix, Deluge, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #5fb3ac 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. Tradewind tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b35f65) 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 #ab5fb3 and #65b35f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5fb3ac is made of 21% red, 40% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Tradewind has a hue angle of 175°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5fb3ac is made of 32.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #5fb3ac
RGB Decimal rgb(95,179,172)
RGB Percentage 21%, 40%, 39%
CMYK 32.95, 0, 2.75, 29.8
HSL hsl(175,35.59%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(175,46.93%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.7631,-27.227,-4.3422)
XYZ xyz(28.2858,37.6517,44.8064)
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