Sci-fi Petrol is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f99 |
| Complementary Color | #600 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sci-fi Petrol Color. The Belly Flop color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aqua Deep (#014b43) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Forest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#600 is the best complementary color to Sci-fi Petrol. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #066 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #063 and #003266. Thus found on the left and right of #066 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Sci-fi Petrol.
The split-complementary Sci-fi Petrol palette consists of #630 and #603 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#600). Try White and White colors in combination with #066, 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 #066 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 Sci-fi Petrol. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sci-fi Petrol contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Christalle, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #066 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Sci-fi Petrol tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#600) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #660065 and #060.
In a RGB color space, hex #006666 is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Sci-fi Petrol has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006666 is made of 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #006666 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,102,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 40, 0, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,100%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.6592,-24.534,-7.2144) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1496,10.4621,14.2129) |