Mayan Blue Color

#006b6c

Mayan Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #ff9493
Complementary Color #6c0000
Color Shade: mid cyan (180.56° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.18% (better contrasting with white)
Mayan Blue Color Sample
Mayan Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006b6c

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mayan Blue Color. The Green Oblivion color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enamel Blue (#007a8e) for more calm effect. Try Green Lapis as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6c0000 is the best complementary color to Mayan Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006b6c complementary color is Lonestar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Stone are #006c37 and #00346c. Thus found on the left and right of #006b6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Mayan Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mayan Blue palette consists of #6c3700 and #6c0034 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c0000). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Tyrian Purple colors in combination with #006b6c, 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 #006b6c 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 Mayan Blue. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mayan Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Christalle, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006b6c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Mayan Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c0000) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c006b and #006c01.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006b6c is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Mayan Blue has a hue angle of 180.56°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006b6c is made of 42.35% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #006b6c
RGB Decimal rgb(0,107,108)
RGB Percentage 0%, 50%, 50%
CMYK 42.35, 0.39, 0, 57.65
HSL hsl(180.56,100%,21.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180.56,100%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.5701,-25.0389,-8.019)
XYZ xyz(7.9645,11.5981,16.0062)
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