Aqua Rapids 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 | #9c5c63 |
| Complementary Color | #a36269 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Rapids Color. The Oil Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Harbor Mist (#88aaaa) for more calm effect. Try Hydrology as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a36269 is the best complementary color to Aqua Rapids. 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 #63a39c complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 Breaker Bay are #62a37c and #6289a3. Thus found on the left and right of #63a39c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Hoki colors as they work well with Aqua Rapids.
The split-complementary Aqua Rapids palette consists of #a37c62 and #a36289 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a36269). Try Toast and Strikemaster colors in combination with #63a39c, 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 #63a39c 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 Aqua Rapids. Thus Barley Corn and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Rapids contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Deluge, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #63a39c 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. Aqua Rapids tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a36269) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b62a3 and #69a362.
In a RGB color space, hex #63a39c is made of 24% red, 39% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Rapids has a hue angle of 173.44°, a saturation of 25.81% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #63a39c is made of 25.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #63a39c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,163,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 39%, 37% |
| CMYK | 25.1, 0, 2.74, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(173.44,25.81%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.44,39.26%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7159,-22.1977,-2.8427) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2435,31.2473,36.2061) |