Pottery Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ab593d |
| Complementary Color | #c16f54 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pottery Blue Color. The Aqua Vitale 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 Quiet Night (#3e8fbc) for more energetic effect. Try Meltwater as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c16f54 is the best complementary color to Pottery Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #54a6c2 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, 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 Fountain Blue are #54c1a6 and #546fc1. Thus found on the left and right of #54a6c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Pottery Blue.
The split-complementary Pottery Blue palette consists of #c1a654 and #c1546f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c16f54). Try Roti and Blush colors in combination with #54a6c2, 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 #54a6c2 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 Pottery Blue. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pottery Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #54a6c2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Pottery Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c16f54) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c154a5 and #54c16f.
In a RGB color space, hex #54a6c2 is made of 19% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Pottery Blue has a hue angle of 195.27°, a saturation of 47.41% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #54a6c2 is made of 43.14% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #54a6c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,166,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 37%, 44% |
| CMYK | 43.14, 10.98, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(195.27,47.41%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.27,56.7%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.2032,-16.8981,-21.9535) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.03,33.0523,55.994) |