Blue Chill 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 | #f3766f |
| Complementary Color | #90120c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Chill Color. The Talismanic Teal 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 saturated alternative called Aare River Brienz (#05a3ad) for more energetic effect. Try Boating Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#90120c is the best complementary color to Blue Chill. 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 #0c8990 complementary color is Totem Pole, 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 #0c9054 and #0c4790. Thus found on the left and right of #0c8990 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salem and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Blue Chill.
The split-complementary Blue Chill palette consists of #90540c and #900c47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90120c). Try Korma and Rose Bud Cherry colors in combination with #0c8990, 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 #0c8990 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 Blue Chill. Thus Corn Harvest and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Chill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Totem Pole, Windsor, and Christi split by 90° on the color wheel. #0c8990 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. Blue Chill tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#90120c) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Totem Pole. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #900c89 and #0c9012.
In a RGB color space, hex #0c8990 is made of 4% red, 47% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Chill has a hue angle of 183.18°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0c8990 is made of 51.76% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #0c8990 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(12,137,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 47%, 49% |
| CMYK | 51.76, 2.74, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(183.18,84.62%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.18,91.67%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8181,-27.438,-12.484) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1313,19.9831,29.4979) |