Aqua Sky Color

#7bc4c4

Aqua Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta

Inverse Color #843b3b
Complementary Color #c47a7a
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Aqua Sky Color Sample
Aqua Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7bc4c4

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Sky Color. The Aqua Verde color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Timid Sea (#66a9b0) for more calm effect. Try Summer Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c47a7a is the best complementary color to Aqua Sky. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7bc4c4 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Half Baked are #7ac49f and #7a9fc4. Thus found on the left and right of #7bc4c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Aqua Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aqua Sky palette consists of #c49f7a and #c47a9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c47a7a). Try Sorrell Brown and Puce colors in combination with #7bc4c4, 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 #7bc4c4 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 Sky. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aqua Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7bc4c4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow 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 Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c47a7a) 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 #c47ac3 and #7ac47a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7bc4c4 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Sky has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 38.22% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7bc4c4 is made of 28.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #7bc4c4
RGB Decimal rgb(123,196,196)
RGB Percentage 24%, 38%, 38%
CMYK 28.62, 0, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(180,38.22%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,37.24%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.6203,-22.6761,-7.2065)
XYZ xyz(37.8721,47.6763,59.4309)
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