Castaway 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 | #92453f |
| Complementary Color | #c0736c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Castaway Color. The Paradise Island color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Maui Blue (#52a2b4) for more calm effect. Try Sea Angel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c0736c is the best complementary color to Castaway. 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 #6dbac0 complementary color is Contessa, 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 Glacier are #6cc09c and #6c90c0. Thus found on the left and right of #6dbac0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Castaway.
The split-complementary Castaway palette consists of #c09c6c and #c06c90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0736c). Try Twine and Tapestry colors in combination with #6dbac0, 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 #6dbac0 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 Castaway. Thus Wild Willow and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Castaway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6dbac0 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. Castaway tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c0736c) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Contessa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c06cb9 and #6cc073.
In a RGB color space, hex #6dbac0 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Castaway has a hue angle of 184.34°, a saturation of 39.71% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6dbac0 is made of 32.54% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #6dbac0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,186,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 32.54, 2.35, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(184.34,39.71%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.34,43.23%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.9913,-22.1969,-10.4942) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.38,42.1748,56.2504) |