Sheet Blue is pale, 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 | #ad9e90 |
| Complementary Color | #6f6051 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sheet Blue Color. The Blue Monday color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Rhapsody (#3d4655) for more energetic effect. Try Oxford Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f6051 is the best complementary color to Sheet Blue. 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 #52616f complementary color is Pine Cone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #516f6e and #51526f. Thus found on the left and right of #52616f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Sheet Blue.
The split-complementary Sheet Blue palette consists of #6f6e51 and #6f5152 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f6051). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #52616f, 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 #52616f 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 Sheet Blue. Thus Siam and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sheet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #52616f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sheet Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f6051) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f5160 and #516f60.
In a RGB color space, hex #52616f is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sheet Blue has a hue angle of 208.97°, a saturation of 15.03% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52616f is made of 11.37% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #52616f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,97,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 5.49, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(208.97,15.03%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.97,26.13%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.3953,-2.2325,-9.8173) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6236,11.4909,16.697) |