Becker 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 | #9f8786 |
| Complementary Color | #79605f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Becker Blue Color. The Juniper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yacht Club (#566062) for more calm effect. Try Pirate Silver as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79605f is the best complementary color to Becker 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 #607879 complementary color is Russett, 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 Nevada are #5f796d and #5f6b79. Thus found on the left and right of #607879 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Becker Blue.
The split-complementary Becker Blue palette consists of #796d5f and #795f6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79605f). Try Sandstone and Falcon colors in combination with #607879, 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 #607879 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 Becker Blue. Thus Flax Smoke and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Becker Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #607879 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. Becker Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#79605f) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #795f78 and #5f7961.
In a RGB color space, hex #607879 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Becker Blue has a hue angle of 182.4°, a saturation of 11.52% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #607879 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #607879 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,120,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0.39, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(182.4,11.52%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.4,20.66%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6361,-8.4533,-3.4447) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9915,17.3002,20.6383) |