Steel Pan Mallet Color

#71a6a1

Steel Pan Mallet 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 #8e595e
Complementary Color #a67176
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.34° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Steel Pan Mallet Color Sample
Steel Pan Mallet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #71a6a1

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Pan Mallet Color. The Chlorite 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 saturated alternative called Crisp Lettuce (#4f9785) for more energetic effect. Try Sliding as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a67176 is the best complementary color to Steel Pan Mallet. 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 #71a6a1 complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 Sea Nymph are #71a686 and #7190a6. Thus found on the left and right of #71a6a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Steel Pan Mallet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Steel Pan Mallet palette consists of #a68671 and #a67190 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a67176). Try Sandal and Bouquet colors in combination with #71a6a1, 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 #71a6a1 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 Steel Pan Mallet. Thus Donkey Brown and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Steel Pan Mallet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Kimberly, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #71a6a1 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. Steel Pan Mallet tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a67176) 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 #a171a6 and #76a671.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #71a6a1 is made of 26% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Pan Mallet has a hue angle of 174.34°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71a6a1 is made of 20.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #71a6a1
RGB Decimal rgb(113,166,161)
RGB Percentage 26%, 38%, 37%
CMYK 20.79, 0, 1.96, 34.9
HSL hsl(174.34,22.94%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.34,31.93%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.4484,-18.5671,-3.0153)
XYZ xyz(26.8793,33.3564,38.7399)
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