Andes Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #872726 |
| Complementary Color | #d87978 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (180.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Andes Sky Color. The Peppy Peacock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Skink Blue (#5cbfce) for more calm effect. Try Faded Jeans as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d87978 is the best complementary color to Andes Sky. 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 #78d8d9 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 Bermuda are #78d8a9 and #78a7d8. Thus found on the left and right of #78d8d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Danube colors as they work well with Andes Sky.
The split-complementary Andes Sky palette consists of #d8a978 and #d878a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d87978). Try Whiskey and Charm colors in combination with #78d8d9, 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 #78d8d9 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 Andes Sky. Thus Chenin and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Andes Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #78d8d9 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. Andes Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d87978) 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 #d878d7 and #78d879.
In a RGB color space, hex #78d8d9 is made of 22% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Andes Sky has a hue angle of 180.62°, a saturation of 56.07% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78d8d9 is made of 38.04% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #78d8d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,216,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 39%, 39% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 0.39, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(180.62,56.07%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180.62,44.7%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8024,-28.057,-9.3358) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.826,58.1146,74.5003) |