Minerva 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 | #4a2125 |
| Complementary Color | #deb5b9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Minerva Color. The Blue Green Rules color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lakeside Mist (#d7eeef) for more energetic effect. Try Supernova Residues as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#deb5b9 is the best complementary color to Minerva. 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 #b5deda 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 #b5dec5 and #b5cdde. Thus found on the left and right of #b5deda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Minerva.
The split-complementary Minerva palette consists of #dec5b5 and #deb5cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#deb5b9). Try Bone and Melanie colors in combination with #b5deda, 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 #b5deda 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 Minerva. Thus Stark White and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minerva contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5deda 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. Minerva tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#deb5b9) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dab5de and #b9deb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5deda is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Minerva has a hue angle of 174.15°, a saturation of 38.32% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5deda is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #b5deda |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,222,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 0, 1.57, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(174.15,38.32%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.15,18.47%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.5687,-14.1071,-2.4783) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8322,67.1283,76.2386) |