Petrichor is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #933 |
| Complementary Color | #c66 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrichor Color. The Cave Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glacier Lake (#62b4c0) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Range Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c66 is the best complementary color to Petrichor. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6cc complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #6c9 and #6698cc. Thus found on the left and right of #6cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Danube colors as they work well with Petrichor.
The split-complementary Petrichor palette consists of #c96 and #c69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c66). Try White and White colors in combination with #6cc, 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 #6cc 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 Petrichor. Thus Laser and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrichor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Amethyst, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #6cc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Petrichor tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c66) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc66cb and #6c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #66cccc is made of 20% red, 40% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Petrichor has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66cccc is made of 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #66cccc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,204,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 40%, 40% |
| CMYK | 40, 0, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(180,50%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,50%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2959,-29.577,-9.1398) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9714,50.3701,64.8478) |