Frost Blue Color

#5d9aa6

Frost Blue 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 #a26559
Complementary Color #a5695d
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Frost Blue Color Sample
Frost Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d9aa6

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frost Blue Color. The Jay Bird color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Smalt Blue (#51808f) for more calm effect. Try Casual Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a5695d is the best complementary color to Frost Blue. 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 #5d9aa6 complementary color is Coral Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #5da58d and #5d75a5. Thus found on the left and right of #5d9aa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Frost Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frost Blue palette consists of #a58d5d and #a55d75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5695d). Try Barley Corn and Tapestry colors in combination with #5d9aa6, 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 #5d9aa6 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 Frost Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frost Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Deluge, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d9aa6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Frost Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a5695d) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a55d99 and #5da569.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d9aa6 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Frost Blue has a hue angle of 189.86°, a saturation of 29.08% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d9aa6 is made of 28.63% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #5d9aa6
RGB Decimal rgb(93,154,166)
RGB Percentage 23%, 37%, 40%
CMYK 28.63, 4.71, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(189.86,29.08%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.86,43.98%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0614,-16.4866,-12.4663)
XYZ xyz(22.9527,28.1915,40.3082)
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