Air Blue Color

#77acc7

Air 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 #885338
Complementary Color #c69277
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Air Blue Color Sample
Air Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #77acc7

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Air Blue Color. The Blue Paradise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bluebird's Belly (#7395b8) for more calm effect. Try Maiden Voyage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c69277 is the best complementary color to Air 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 #77acc7 complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #77c6ba and #7784c6. Thus found on the left and right of #77acc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Air Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Air Blue palette consists of #c6ba77 and #c67783 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c69277). Try Laser and Old Rose colors in combination with #77acc7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #77acc7 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 Air Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Air Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #77acc7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Air Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c69277) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c677ac and #77c692.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #77acc7 is made of 24% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Air Blue has a hue angle of 200.25°, a saturation of 41.67% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77acc7 is made of 31.37% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #77acc7
RGB Decimal rgb(119,172,199)
RGB Percentage 24%, 35%, 41%
CMYK 31.37, 10.59, 0, 21.96
HSL hsl(200.25,41.67%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.25,40.2%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.688,-10.4812,-19.2761)
XYZ xyz(32.6691,37.5505,59.559)
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