Altdorf Sky Blue Color

#00a1ac

Altdorf Sky 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 #ff5e53
Complementary Color #ac0b00
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.84° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.73% (better contrasting with white)
Altdorf Sky Blue Color Sample
Altdorf Sky Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00a1ac

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Altdorf Sky Blue Color. The Plumage 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 Ocean Blue (#009dc4) for more calm effect. Try Marker Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ac0b00 is the best complementary color to Altdorf Sky 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 #00a1ac complementary color is Bright Red, 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 Bondi Blue are #00ac61 and #004aac. Thus found on the left and right of #00a1ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Cobalt colors as they work well with Altdorf Sky Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Altdorf Sky Blue palette consists of #ac6100 and #ac004a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac0b00). Try Chelsea Gem and Lipstick colors in combination with #00a1ac, 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 #00a1ac 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 Altdorf Sky Blue. Thus Buddha Gold and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Altdorf Sky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a1ac 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. Altdorf Sky Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ac0b00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Bright Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac00a0 and #00ac0b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00a1ac is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Altdorf Sky Blue has a hue angle of 183.84°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a1ac is made of 67.45% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black ink.

HEX #00a1ac
RGB Decimal rgb(0,161,172)
RGB Percentage 0%, 48%, 52%
CMYK 67.45, 4.31, 0, 32.55
HSL hsl(183.84,100%,33.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.84,100%,67.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.3095,-30.58,-15.6885)
XYZ xyz(20.1913,28.4683,43.4605)
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