Skylar Color

#6bccc1

Skylar is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #94333e
Complementary Color #cc6a75
Color Shade: warm cyan (173.2° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Skylar Color Sample
Skylar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6bccc1

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skylar Color. The Fling Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Emerald Wave (#4fb3a9) for more calm effect. Try Bora Bora Shore as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cc6a75 is the best complementary color to Skylar. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6bccc1 complementary color is Contessa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Downy are #6acc90 and #6aa6cc. Thus found on the left and right of #6bccc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Danube colors as they work well with Skylar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Skylar palette consists of #cc906a and #cc6aa6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc6a75). Try Antique Brass and Hopbush colors in combination with #6bccc1, 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 #6bccc1 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Skylar. Thus Laser and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Skylar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Amethyst, and Wild Willow split by 90° on the color wheel. #6bccc1 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Skylar tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#cc6a75) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Contessa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c16acc and #75cc6a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6bccc1 is made of 21% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Skylar has a hue angle of 173.2°, a saturation of 48.74% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6bccc1 is made of 38.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #6bccc1
RGB Decimal rgb(107,204,193)
RGB Percentage 21%, 40%, 38%
CMYK 38.04, 0, 4.31, 20
HSL hsl(173.2,48.74%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(173.2,47.55%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.1685,-31.2704,-3.3725)
XYZ xyz(37.2819,50.1618,58.1693)
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