Blue Racer 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 | #b45b56 |
| Complementary Color | #a94f4a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Racer Color. The Hygiene Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gem Turquoise (#53c2c3) for more energetic effect. Try Pool Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a94f4a is the best complementary color to Blue Racer. 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 #4ba4a9 complementary color is Apple Blossom, 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 Hippie Blue are #4aa97e and #4a75a9. Thus found on the left and right of #4ba4a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and San Marino colors as they work well with Blue Racer.
The split-complementary Blue Racer palette consists of #a97e4a and #a94a74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a94f4a). Try Driftwood and Cadillac colors in combination with #4ba4a9, 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 #4ba4a9 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 Racer. Thus Husk and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Racer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple Blossom, Studio, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #4ba4a9 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 Racer tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a94f4a) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Apple Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a94aa4 and #4aa94f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4ba4a9 is made of 18% red, 40% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Racer has a hue angle of 183.19°, a saturation of 38.52% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4ba4a9 is made of 36.86% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #4ba4a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,164,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 40%, 41% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 1.96, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(183.19,38.52%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.19,55.62%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4327,-24.973,-10.6737) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3385,30.9113,42.2725) |