Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #892900 |
| Complementary Color | #ff9f76 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Color. The Maya Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Malmö FF (#a7d7ff) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Expedition as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff9f76 is the best complementary color to Sky. 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 #76d6ff complementary color is Vivid Tangerine, 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 Malibu are #76ffe3 and #7691ff. Thus found on the left and right of #76d6ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with Sky.
The split-complementary Sky palette consists of #ffe376 and #ff7691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff9f76). Try Kournikova and Tickle Me Pink colors in combination with #76d6ff, 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 #76d6ff 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 Sky. Thus Honeysuckle and Hot Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vivid Tangerine, Heliotrope, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #76d6ff 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. Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ff9f76) and two others. The Hot Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Vivid Tangerine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff76d5 and #76ff9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #76d6ff is made of 20% red, 36% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sky has a hue angle of 197.96°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76d6ff is made of 53.73% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #76d6ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,214,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 36%, 43% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 16.08, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(197.96,100%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.96,53.73%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.382,-17.2893,-28.6944) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5678,59.1647,103.4152) |