Catalina Color

#72a49f

Catalina 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 #8d5b60
Complementary Color #a47277
Color Shade: warm cyan (174° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Catalina Color Sample
Catalina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #72a49f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Catalina Color. The Sealegs 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 Steel Teal (#5f8a8b) for more calm effect. Try Sliding as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a47277 is the best complementary color to Catalina. 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 #72a49f 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 #72a486 and #7290a4. Thus found on the left and right of #72a49f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gothic colors as they work well with Catalina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Catalina palette consists of #a48672 and #a47290 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a47277). Try Donkey Brown and Bouquet colors in combination with #72a49f, 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 #72a49f 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 Catalina. Thus Donkey Brown and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Catalina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Kimberly, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #72a49f 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. Catalina tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a47277) 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 #9f72a4 and #77a472.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #72a49f is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Catalina has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 21.55% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72a49f is made of 19.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #72a49f
RGB Decimal rgb(114,164,159)
RGB Percentage 26%, 38%, 36%
CMYK 19.6, 0, 1.96, 35.69
HSL hsl(174,21.55%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174,30.49%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8614,-17.6994,-2.7529)
XYZ xyz(26.4729,32.6315,37.7041)
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