Catch The Wave is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #4a2327 |
| Complementary Color | #dcb5b9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Catch The Wave Color. The Hushed Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Boiling Point (#d7e9e8) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Breeze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcb5b9 is the best complementary color to Catch The Wave. 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 #b5dcd8 complementary color is Blossom, 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 Ziggurat are #b5dcc4 and #b5ccdc. Thus found on the left and right of #b5dcd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Catch The Wave.
The split-complementary Catch The Wave palette consists of #dcc4b5 and #dcb5cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcb5b9). Try Akaroa and Melanie colors in combination with #b5dcd8, 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 #b5dcd8 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 Catch The Wave. Thus Akaroa and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Catch The Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5dcd8 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. Catch The Wave tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dcb5b9) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8b5dc and #b9dcb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5dcd8 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Catch The Wave has a hue angle of 173.85°, a saturation of 35.78% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5dcd8 is made of 15.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #b5dcd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,220,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 0, 1.56, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(173.85,35.78%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.85,17.73%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9801,-13.504,-2.2842) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0439,65.968,74.6923) |