Spray Color

#79deec

Spray 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 #862113
Complementary Color #ec8778
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.3° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with black)
Spray Color Sample
Spray Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #79deec

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spray Color. The Poseidon Jr. color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluebottle (#8ecfe8) for more calm effect. Try Mizu Cyan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ec8778 is the best complementary color to Spray. 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 #79deec complementary color is Apricot, 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 Spray are #78ecc0 and #78a4ec. Thus found on the left and right of #79deec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Spray.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spray palette consists of #ecc078 and #ec78a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ec8778). Try Rob Roy and Carissma colors in combination with #79deec, 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 #79deec 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 Spray. Thus Manz and Lavender Magenta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apricot, Lavender, and Sulu split by 90° on the color wheel. #79deec 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. Spray tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ec8778) and two others. The Lavender Magenta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Apricot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ec78dd and #78ec87.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #79deec is made of 21% red, 38% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Spray has a hue angle of 187.3°, a saturation of 75.16% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #79deec is made of 45.1% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #79deec
RGB Decimal rgb(121,222,236)
RGB Percentage 21%, 38%, 41%
CMYK 45.1, 5.49, 0, 7.45
HSL hsl(187.3,75.16%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.3,48.73%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.1064,-25.8647,-15.9888)
XYZ xyz(49.1468,62.3636,88.804)
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