Canton 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 | #925d61 |
| Complementary Color | #a26d70 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Canton Color. The Tasmanian Sea 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 Sealegs (#6b8b8b) for more calm effect. Try Overgrown Trellis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a26d70 is the best complementary color to Canton. 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 #6da29e 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 Sea Nymph are #6da283 and #6d8ba2. Thus found on the left and right of #6da29e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Canton.
The split-complementary Canton palette consists of #a2836d and #a26d8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a26d70). Try Sandal and Strikemaster colors in combination with #6da29e, 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 #6da29e 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 Canton. Thus Donkey Brown and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Kimberly, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #6da29e 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. Canton tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a26d70) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d6da2 and #71a26d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6da29e is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Canton has a hue angle of 175.47°, a saturation of 22.18% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6da29e is made of 20.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6da29e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,162,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 0, 1.57, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(175.47,22.18%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.47,32.72%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.978,-18.3696,-3.5231) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3986,31.5605,37.1009) |