Dickie Bird Color

#60b8be

Dickie Bird 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 #9f4741
Complementary Color #be6660
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.83° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.08% (better contrasting with white)
Dickie Bird Color Sample
Dickie Bird Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #60b8be

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dickie Bird Color. The Rockpool color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Maui Blue (#52a2b4) for more calm effect. Try Flood Out as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#be6660 is the best complementary color to Dickie Bird. 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 #60b8be complementary color is Contessa, 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 Fountain Blue are #60be94 and #6089be. Thus found on the left and right of #60b8be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Dickie Bird.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dickie Bird palette consists of #be9460 and #be6088 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be6660). Try Twine and Tapestry colors in combination with #60b8be, 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 #60b8be 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 Dickie Bird. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dickie Bird contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Fuchsia Blue, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #60b8be 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. Dickie Bird tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#be6660) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Contessa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be60b7 and #60be65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #60b8be is made of 20% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Dickie Bird has a hue angle of 183.83°, a saturation of 41.96% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60b8be is made of 36.86% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #60b8be
RGB Decimal rgb(96,184,190)
RGB Percentage 20%, 39%, 40%
CMYK 36.86, 2.35, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(183.83,41.96%,56.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.83,49.47%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.8139,-24.7594,-11.2122)
XYZ xyz(31.2586,40.4855,54.8822)
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