Culinary 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 | #84493e |
| Complementary Color | #c1867a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Culinary Blue Color. The Pyjama Blue 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 Cloudy Sea (#6699aa) for more calm effect. Try Bluebird Feather as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c1867a is the best complementary color to Culinary 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 #7bb6c1 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Glacier are #7ac1a9 and #7a92c1. Thus found on the left and right of #7bb6c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Culinary Blue.
The split-complementary Culinary Blue palette consists of #c1a97a and #c17a92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1867a). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #7bb6c1, 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 #7bb6c1 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 Culinary Blue. Thus Gimblet and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Culinary Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7bb6c1 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. Culinary Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c1867a) 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 #c17ab5 and #7ac186.
In a RGB color space, hex #7bb6c1 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Culinary Blue has a hue angle of 189.43°, a saturation of 36.08% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7bb6c1 is made of 27.45% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #7bb6c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,182,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 4.32, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(189.43,36.08%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.43,36.27%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5367,-16.2598,-11.6534) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.522,41.5171,56.6462) |