Montana 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 | #954f46 |
| Complementary Color | #b97269 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Montana Sky Color. The Aqua Splash 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 saturated alternative called Starflower Blue (#4e9ab0) for more energetic effect. Try Cloudy Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b97269 is the best complementary color to Montana 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 #6ab0b9 complementary color is Contessa, 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 Tradewind are #69b99a and #6988b9. Thus found on the left and right of #6ab0b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Montana Sky.
The split-complementary Montana Sky palette consists of #b99a69 and #b96988 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b97269). Try Teak and Tapestry colors in combination with #6ab0b9, 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 #6ab0b9 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 Montana Sky. Thus Gimblet and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Montana Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6ab0b9 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. Montana Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b97269) 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 #b969b0 and #69b972.
In a RGB color space, hex #6ab0b9 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Montana Sky has a hue angle of 186.84°, a saturation of 36.07% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6ab0b9 is made of 30.98% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #6ab0b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,176,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 3.53, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(186.84,36.07%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.84,42.7%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7378,-19.6532,-11.5198) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2261,37.6176,51.5668) |