Durban Sky Color

#5d8a9b

Durban Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #a27564
Complementary Color #9b6e5c
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Durban Sky Color Sample
Durban Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d8a9b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Durban Sky Color. The Stillwater color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gumbo (#7ca1a6) for more calm effect. Try Blue Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9b6e5c is the best complementary color to Durban Sky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d8a9b complementary color is Leather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Horizon are #5c9b8d and #5c6a9b. Thus found on the left and right of #5d8a9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Durban Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Durban Sky palette consists of #9b8d5c and #9b5c6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b6e5c). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5d8a9b, 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 #5d8a9b 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 Durban Sky. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Durban Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d8a9b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Durban Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9b6e5c) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b5c89 and #5c9b6e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d8a9b is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Durban Sky has a hue angle of 196.45°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d8a9b is made of 24.31% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #5d8a9b
RGB Decimal rgb(93,138,155)
RGB Percentage 24%, 36%, 40%
CMYK 24.31, 6.66, 0, 39.22
HSL hsl(196.45,25%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.45,40%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.9389,-10.779,-13.9028)
XYZ xyz(19.5191,22.8707,34.3961)
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