Tropical Skies is pale, 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 | #eaa299 |
| Complementary Color | #661d14 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropical Skies Color. The Bayou 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 soft alternative called Saxony Blue (#1f6680) for more calm effect. Try Cyprus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#661d14 is the best complementary color to Tropical Skies. 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 #155d66 complementary color is Cherrywood, 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 Genoa are #146646 and #143466. Thus found on the left and right of #155d66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jewel and Biscay colors as they work well with Tropical Skies.
The split-complementary Tropical Skies palette consists of #664614 and #661434 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#661d14). Try Horses Neck and Claret colors in combination with #155d66, 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 #155d66 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 Tropical Skies. Thus Saratoga and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tropical Skies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cherrywood, Scarlet Gum, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #155d66 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. Tropical Skies tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#661d14) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Cherrywood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66145d and #14661d.
In a RGB color space, hex #155d66 is made of 10% red, 43% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Tropical Skies has a hue angle of 186.67°, a saturation of 65.85% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #155d66 is made of 31.76% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #155d66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,93,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 43%, 47% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 3.53, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(186.67,65.85%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.67,79.41%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.8829,-17.8937,-11.3678) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6219,8.9474,13.9484) |