Dragon Bay is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a25660 |
| Complementary Color | #a95c66 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dragon Bay Color. The Cold Front Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusty Teal (#4c9085) for more energetic effect. Try Lochinvar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a95c66 is the best complementary color to Dragon Bay. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5da99f complementary color is Coral Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #5ca979 and #5c8da9. Thus found on the left and right of #5da99f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Horizon colors as they work well with Dragon Bay.
The split-complementary Dragon Bay palette consists of #a9795c and #a95c8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a95c66). Try Muesli and Tapestry colors in combination with #5da99f, 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 #5da99f offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dragon Bay. Thus Barley Corn and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dragon Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Deluge, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #5da99f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dragon Bay tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a95c66) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e5ca9 and #66a95c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5da99f is made of 22% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Dragon Bay has a hue angle of 172.11°, a saturation of 30.65% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5da99f is made of 29.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #5da99f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,169,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 40%, 38% |
| CMYK | 29.8, 0, 3.92, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(172.11,30.65%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.11,44.97%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3276,-26.0506,-2.1855) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9602,33.2063,37.8948) |