Aqua Blue Color

#79b6bc

Aqua 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 #864943
Complementary Color #bc7f79
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.37° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Aqua Blue Color Sample
Aqua Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #79b6bc

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Blue Color. The Flood Out 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 Frost Blue (#5d9aa6) for more calm effect. Try Princess Kate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bc7f79 is the best complementary color to Aqua 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 #79b6bc complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #79bca0 and #7994bc. Thus found on the left and right of #79b6bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Aqua Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aqua Blue palette consists of #bca079 and #bc7994 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc7f79). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #79b6bc, 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 #79b6bc 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 Aqua Blue. Thus Gimblet and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aqua Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #79b6bc square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Aqua Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bc7f79) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bc79b6 and #79bc7e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #79b6bc is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Blue has a hue angle of 185.37°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #79b6bc is made of 26.28% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #79b6bc
RGB Decimal rgb(121,182,188)
RGB Percentage 25%, 37%, 38%
CMYK 26.28, 2.36, 0, 26.27
HSL hsl(185.37,33.33%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.37,35.64%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.2821,-18.0507,-9.2974)
XYZ xyz(33.6902,41.1517,53.7444)
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