Cairns Color

#0a6b92

Cairns is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #f5946d
Complementary Color #923009
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.21° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.59% (better contrasting with white)
Cairns Color Sample
Cairns Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0a6b92

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cairns Color. The Tall Ships color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lucario Blue (#0b83b5) for more energetic effect. Try Silk Jewel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#923009 is the best complementary color to Cairns. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0a6b92 complementary color is Totem Pole, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Venice Blue are #099274 and #092692. Thus found on the left and right of #0a6b92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elf Green and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Cairns.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cairns palette consists of #927409 and #920926 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#923009). Try Corn Harvest and Monarch colors in combination with #0a6b92, 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 #0a6b92 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cairns. Thus Limeade and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cairns contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Totem Pole, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a6b92 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Cairns tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#923009) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Totem Pole. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92096a and #099230.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0a6b92 is made of 4% red, 41% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Cairns has a hue angle of 197.21°, a saturation of 87.18% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a6b92 is made of 53.33% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #0a6b92
RGB Decimal rgb(10,107,146)
RGB Percentage 4%, 41%, 56%
CMYK 53.33, 15.29, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(197.21,87.18%,30.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.21,93.15%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.2391,-10.5769,-28.3849)
XYZ xyz(10.5712,12.6552,29.0797)
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