Estuary Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8f5a48 |
| Complementary Color | #b68270 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Estuary Blue Color. The Alpha Tango color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chuff Blue (#91c1c6) for more calm effect. Try Sea Crystal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b68270 is the best complementary color to Estuary Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #70a5b7 complementary color is Brandy Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #70b6a5 and #7081b6. Thus found on the left and right of #70a5b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Estuary Blue.
The split-complementary Estuary Blue palette consists of #b6a570 and #b67081 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b68270). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #70a5b7, 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 #70a5b7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Estuary Blue. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Estuary Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #70a5b7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Estuary Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b68270) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b670a4 and #70b682.
In a RGB color space, hex #70a5b7 is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Estuary Blue has a hue angle of 195.21°, a saturation of 33.02% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70a5b7 is made of 27.84% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #70a5b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,165,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 7.05, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(195.21,33.02%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.21,38.8%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7827,-12.8196,-14.8209) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6845,33.7739,49.8069) |