Private Eye 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 | #ff9176 |
| Complementary Color | #891b00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Private Eye Color. The Toy Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tiny Bubbles (#0088ab) for more calm effect. Try Real Mccoy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#891b00 is the best complementary color to Private Eye. 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 #006e89 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 Lagoon are #00895f and #002989. Thus found on the left and right of #006e89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Private Eye.
The split-complementary Private Eye palette consists of #895f00 and #890029 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#891b00). Try Brown and Paprika colors in combination with #006e89, 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 #006e89 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 Private Eye. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Private Eye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006e89 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Private Eye tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#891b00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89006d and #00891b.
In a RGB color space, hex #006e89 is made of 0% red, 45% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Private Eye has a hue angle of 191.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006e89 is made of 53.73% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #006e89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,110,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 45%, 55% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 10.59, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(191.82,100%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.82,100%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.6999,-16.258,-22.2916) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0913,12.958,25.6362) |