Bird 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 | #846d61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e877b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bird Blue Color. The Canyon Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mountain Stream (#96afb7) for more energetic effect. Try Metal Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e877b is the best complementary color to Bird 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 #7b929e complementary color is Pharlap, 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 Regent Gray are #7b9e98 and #7b809e. Thus found on the left and right of #7b929e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Waterloo colors as they work well with Bird Blue.
The split-complementary Bird Blue palette consists of #9e987b and #9e7b80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e877b). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #7b929e, 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 #7b929e 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 Bird Blue. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bird Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b929e 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. Bird Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e877b) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e7b91 and #7b9e87.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b929e is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Bird Blue has a hue angle of 200.57°, a saturation of 15.28% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b929e is made of 13.72% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #7b929e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,146,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 4.71, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(200.57,15.28%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.57,22.15%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1934,-5.3867,-9.0453) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6188,27.2373,36.3075) |