Biscay Bay 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 | #f68677 |
| Complementary Color | #881708 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Biscay Bay Color. The Nocturnal Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Galapagos (#085f6d) for more calm effect. Try Mitchell Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#881708 is the best complementary color to Biscay Bay. 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 #097988 complementary color is Kenyan Copper, 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 Chill are #088857 and #083988. Thus found on the left and right of #097988 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Biscay Bay.
The split-complementary Biscay Bay palette consists of #885708 and #880839 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#881708). Try Rusty Nail and Rose Bud Cherry colors in combination with #097988, 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 #097988 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 Biscay Bay. Thus Yukon Gold and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Biscay Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kenyan Copper, Windsor, and Green Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #097988 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. Biscay Bay tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#881708) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Kenyan Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #880879 and #088817.
In a RGB color space, hex #097988 is made of 3% red, 45% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Biscay Bay has a hue angle of 187.09°, a saturation of 87.59% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #097988 is made of 49.8% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #097988 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(9,121,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 45%, 51% |
| CMYK | 49.8, 5.88, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(187.09,87.59%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.09,93.38%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3255,-22.1073,-16.1203) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.394,15.5104,25.6858) |