Twisted 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 | #893b2e |
| Complementary Color | #d18275 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Twisted Blue Color. The Flyway 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 saturated alternative called Crystal Seas (#5dafce) for more energetic effect. Try Frozen Wave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d18275 is the best complementary color to Twisted 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 #76c4d1 complementary color is New York Pink, 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 Downy are #75d1b0 and #7596d1. Thus found on the left and right of #76c4d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Twisted Blue.
The split-complementary Twisted Blue palette consists of #d1b075 and #d17596 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d18275). Try Laser and Charm colors in combination with #76c4d1, 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 #76c4d1 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 Twisted Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Twisted Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lilac Bush, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #76c4d1 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. Twisted Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d18275) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d175c4 and #75d183.
In a RGB color space, hex #76c4d1 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Twisted Blue has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 49.73% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76c4d1 is made of 35.69% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #76c4d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,196,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 35.69, 5.1, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(188.57,49.73%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.57,43.54%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7838,-20.6561,-14.0382) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7198,47.9349,67.5332) |