Mountain Range Blue 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 | #ac4736 |
| Complementary Color | #c96352 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountain Range Blue Color. The Mystic Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sports Blue (#399bb4) for more calm effect. Try Rainy Mood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c96352 is the best complementary color to Mountain Range Blue. 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 #53b8c9 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Shakespeare are #52c99f and #527cc9. Thus found on the left and right of #53b8c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Mountain Range Blue.
The split-complementary Mountain Range Blue palette consists of #c99f52 and #c9527c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c96352). Try Tussock and Mulberry colors in combination with #53b8c9, 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 #53b8c9 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 Mountain Range Blue. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mountain Range Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #53b8c9 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. Mountain Range Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c96352) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c952b7 and #52c963.
In a RGB color space, hex #53b8c9 is made of 18% red, 39% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Mountain Range Blue has a hue angle of 188.64°, a saturation of 52.21% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53b8c9 is made of 46.27% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #53b8c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,184,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 39%, 43% |
| CMYK | 46.27, 6.66, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(188.64,52.21%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.64,58.71%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7089,-24.337,-17.4574) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2504,40.337,61.3971) |