Emerald-Crested Manakin Color

#5c6b8f

Emerald-Crested Manakin is pale, 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 #a39470
Complementary Color #8f805c
Color Shade: blue cyan (222.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Emerald-Crested Manakin Color Sample
Emerald-Crested Manakin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c6b8f

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald-Crested Manakin Color. The Stonewash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Berwick Berry (#7082a4) for more energetic effect. Try Heavy Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8f805c is the best complementary color to Emerald-Crested Manakin. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c6b8f complementary color is Domino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waikawa Gray are #5c848f and #665c8f. Thus found on the left and right of #5c6b8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Kimberly colors as they work well with Emerald-Crested Manakin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Emerald-Crested Manakin palette consists of #848f5c and #8f665c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f805c). Try Avocado and Beaver colors in combination with #5c6b8f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5c6b8f 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 Emerald-Crested Manakin. Thus Highland and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Emerald-Crested Manakin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c6b8f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emerald-Crested Manakin tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f805c) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f5c6a and #5c8f80.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c6b8f is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald-Crested Manakin has a hue angle of 222.35°, a saturation of 21.7% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c6b8f is made of 20% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #5c6b8f
RGB Decimal rgb(92,107,143)
RGB Percentage 27%, 31%, 42%
CMYK 20, 14.12, 0, 43.92
HSL hsl(222.35,21.7%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222.35,35.66%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3229,3.6338,-21.5556)
XYZ xyz(14.6293,14.7739,28.0672)
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