Baby Tears 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 | #994629 |
| Complementary Color | #d68365 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baby Tears Color. The Plunging Waterfall color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea of Tranquility (#81d1da) for more calm effect. Try Peaceful River as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d68365 is the best complementary color to Baby Tears. 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 #66b9d6 complementary color is Japonica, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Viking are #65d6bb and #6580d6. Thus found on the left and right of #66b9d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Baby Tears.
The split-complementary Baby Tears palette consists of #d6bb65 and #d66580 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d68365). Try Tacha and Charm colors in combination with #66b9d6, 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 #66b9d6 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 Baby Tears. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baby Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #66b9d6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baby Tears tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d68365) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d665b8 and #65d683.
In a RGB color space, hex #66b9d6 is made of 20% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Baby Tears has a hue angle of 195.54°, a saturation of 57.73% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66b9d6 is made of 43.92% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #66b9d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,185,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 37%, 43% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 11.37, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(195.54,57.73%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.54,52.34%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1306,-17.2965,-22.352) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9661,42.3777,69.9551) |