Flying Fish is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #ac8954 |
| Complementary Color | #ab8753 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flying Fish Color. The Anchor Point color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Dude (#4a5c94) for more calm effect. Try Heavenly Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab8753 is the best complementary color to Flying Fish. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5376ab complementary color is Limed Oak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #53a2ab and #5c53ab. Thus found on the left and right of #5376ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Flying Fish.
The split-complementary Flying Fish palette consists of #a2ab53 and #ab5c53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab8753). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #5376ab, 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 #5376ab offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flying Fish. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flying Fish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5376ab square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flying Fish tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ab8753) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab5376 and #53ab87.
In a RGB color space, hex #5376ab is made of 22% red, 32% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Flying Fish has a hue angle of 216.14°, a saturation of 34.65% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5376ab is made of 34.51% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #5376ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,118,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 32%, 46% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 20.79, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(216.14,34.65%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.14,51.46%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1745,2.9612,-32.0943) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3964,17.7361,41.0346) |