Cyan Sky Color

#00b5b8

Cyan Sky 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 #ff4a47
Complementary Color #b80200
Color Shade: mid cyan (180.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Cyan Sky Color Sample
Cyan Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00b5b8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cyan Sky Color. The Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called On a Whim (#019e91) for more calm effect. Try Persian Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b80200 is the best complementary color to Cyan Sky. 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 #00b5b8 complementary color is Guardsman 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 Pacific Blue are #00b85e and #0059b8. Thus found on the left and right of #00b5b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Endeavour colors as they work well with Cyan Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cyan Sky palette consists of #b85e00 and #b80058 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b80200). Try Rose of Sharon and Lipstick colors in combination with #00b5b8, 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 #00b5b8 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 Cyan Sky. Thus Buddha Gold and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cyan Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Guardsman Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00b5b8 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. Cyan Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b80200) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Guardsman Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b800b5 and #00b802.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00b5b8 is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Cyan Sky has a hue angle of 180.98°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00b5b8 is made of 72.16% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #00b5b8
RGB Decimal rgb(0,181,184)
RGB Percentage 0%, 50%, 50%
CMYK 72.16, 1.18, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(180.98,100%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180.98,100%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.9066,-36.2485,-12.4481)
XYZ xyz(25.1756,36.5084,51.0673)
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