Water Baby 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 | #a54a34 |
| Complementary Color | #ca705a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Baby Color. The Cousteau color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Ultramarine (#83ccd2) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Splash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ca705a is the best complementary color to Water Baby. 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 #5ab5cb 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 #5acaa8 and #5a7cca. Thus found on the left and right of #5ab5cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Water Baby.
The split-complementary Water Baby palette consists of #caa85a and #ca5a7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ca705a). Try Sundance and Mulberry colors in combination with #5ab5cb, 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 #5ab5cb 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 Water Baby. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Baby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ab5cb 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. Water Baby tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ca705a) 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 #ca5ab4 and #5aca70.
In a RGB color space, hex #5ab5cb is made of 19% red, 38% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Water Baby has a hue angle of 191.68°, a saturation of 52.07% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5ab5cb is made of 44.32% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #5ab5cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,181,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 38%, 43% |
| CMYK | 44.32, 8.63, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(191.68,52.07%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.68,55.67%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1358,-20.8776,-19.4019) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5198,39.5332,62.4693) |