Spray Color

#7ecddd

Spray 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 #813222
Complementary Color #dc8e7e
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Spray Color Sample
Spray Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7ecddd

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spray Color. The Pacific Harbour 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 Shimmering Brook (#64b3d3) for more calm effect. Try Flyway as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dc8e7e 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 #7ecddd complementary color is Burning Sand, 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 Aquamarine Blue are #7edcbd and #7e9ddc. Thus found on the left and right of #7ecddd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Spray.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spray palette consists of #dcbd7e and #dc7e9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc8e7e). Try Harvest Gold and Charm colors in combination with #7ecddd, 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 #7ecddd 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 Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burning Sand, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #7ecddd 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 (#dc8e7e) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Burning Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc7ecc and #7edc8e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7ecddd is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Spray has a hue angle of 190.11°, a saturation of 58.28% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7ecddd is made of 37.26% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #7ecddd
RGB Decimal rgb(126,205,221)
RGB Percentage 23%, 37%, 40%
CMYK 37.26, 6.28, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(190.11,58.28%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.11,42.99%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.0628,-20.1636,-15.5495)
XYZ xyz(43.4867,53.3187,76.4062)
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