Catfish is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #9a827d |
| Complementary Color | #826964 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Catfish Color. The Masuhana Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Soul Quenching (#7e989d) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Sea Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#826964 is the best complementary color to Catfish. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #657d82 complementary color is Sand Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #648278 and #646e82. Thus found on the left and right of #657d82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Catfish.
The split-complementary Catfish palette consists of #827864 and #82646e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#826964). Try Makara and Falcon colors in combination with #657d82, 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 #657d82 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Catfish. Thus Flax Smoke and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catfish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sand Dune, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #657d82 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Catfish tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#826964) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Sand Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82647c and #648269.
In a RGB color space, hex #657d82 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Catfish has a hue angle of 190.34°, a saturation of 12.55% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #657d82 is made of 11.37% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #657d82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,125,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 1.96, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(190.34,12.55%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.34,22.31%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7406,-7.4629,-5.5978) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7297,19.0456,23.9135) |