Inuit 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 | #aa5f48 |
| Complementary Color | #b76b54 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Inuit Color. The Aqua Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jay Bird (#50859e) for more calm effect. Try Lifeboat Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b76b54 is the best complementary color to Inuit. 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 #55a0b7 complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 #54b79d and #546fb7. Thus found on the left and right of #55a0b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and San Marino colors as they work well with Inuit.
The split-complementary Inuit palette consists of #b79c54 and #b7546f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b76b54). Try Husk and Cadillac colors in combination with #55a0b7, 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 #55a0b7 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 Inuit. Thus Olive Green and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Inuit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Fuchsia Blue, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #55a0b7 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. Inuit tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b76b54) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b754a0 and #54b76b.
In a RGB color space, hex #55a0b7 is made of 20% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Inuit has a hue angle of 194.08°, a saturation of 40.5% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55a0b7 is made of 38.43% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #55a0b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,160,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 37%, 43% |
| CMYK | 38.43, 9.01, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(194.08,40.5%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.08,53.55%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.0763,-16.7568,-19.0401) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8644,30.4918,49.3748) |