Baltic Blue 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 | #936965 |
| Complementary Color | #9a6f6b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baltic Blue Color. The Smalt Blue 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 Refuge (#607d84) for more calm effect. Try Holbein Blue Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a6f6b is the best complementary color to Baltic Blue. 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 #6c969a complementary color is Copper Rose, 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 Gothic are #6b9a87 and #6b7e9a. Thus found on the left and right of #6c969a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Baltic Blue.
The split-complementary Baltic Blue palette consists of #9a866b and #9a6b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a6f6b). Try Arrowtown and Strikemaster colors in combination with #6c969a, 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 #6c969a 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 Baltic Blue. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baltic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c969a 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. Baltic Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9a6f6b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a6b95 and #6b9a6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c969a is made of 26% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Baltic Blue has a hue angle of 185.22°, a saturation of 18.55% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c969a is made of 18.04% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #6c969a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,150,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 1.57, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(185.22,18.55%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.22,29.87%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.2822,-13.2604,-6.7352) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9234,27.3339,34.6396) |