Delaware Blue Hen 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 | #895f61 |
| Complementary Color | #a07678 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Delaware Blue Hen Color. The Leisure Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pond Sedge (#658782) for more calm effect. Try Oily Steel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a07678 is the best complementary color to Delaware Blue Hen. 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 #76a09e complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sea Nymph are #76a089 and #768ca0. Thus found on the left and right of #76a09e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Gothic colors as they work well with Delaware Blue Hen.
The split-complementary Delaware Blue Hen palette consists of #a08976 and #a0768c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a07678). Try Donkey Brown and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #76a09e, 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 #76a09e 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 Delaware Blue Hen. Thus Gurkha and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delaware Blue Hen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Kimberly, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #76a09e square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Delaware Blue Hen tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a07678) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e76a0 and #78a076.
In a RGB color space, hex #76a09e is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Delaware Blue Hen has a hue angle of 177.14°, a saturation of 18.1% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76a09e is made of 16.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #76a09e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,160,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 16.48, 0, 0.79, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(177.14,18.1%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.14,26.25%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8955,-14.6057,-3.5873) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2136,31.4618,37.0389) |