Paradise Sky Color

#66c6d0

Paradise Sky 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 #99392f
Complementary Color #cf7066
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.66° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Paradise Sky Color Sample
Paradise Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #66c6d0

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paradise Sky Color. The Blue Martini 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 Blue Mist (#5bacc3) for more calm effect. Try River Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cf7066 is the best complementary color to Paradise Sky. 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 #66c6d0 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Downy are #66cfa5 and #6691cf. Thus found on the left and right of #66c6d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Paradise Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paradise Sky palette consists of #cfa566 and #cf6691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf7066). Try Whiskey and Hopbush colors in combination with #66c6d0, 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 #66c6d0 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 Paradise Sky. Thus Tacha and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paradise Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #66c6d0 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. Paradise Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cf7066) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf66c5 and #66cf70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #66c6d0 is made of 20% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Paradise Sky has a hue angle of 185.66°, a saturation of 53% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66c6d0 is made of 41.57% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #66c6d0
RGB Decimal rgb(102,198,208)
RGB Percentage 20%, 39%, 41%
CMYK 41.57, 3.92, 0, 18.43
HSL hsl(185.66,53%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.66,50.96%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.6777,-25.5767,-13.7213)
XYZ xyz(37.0587,47.767,66.9413)
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