Pearl Bay Color

#7fc6cc

Pearl Bay 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 #803933
Complementary Color #cc847f
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.68° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Pearl Bay Color Sample
Pearl Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7fc6cc

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pearl Bay Color. The Experience 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 saturated alternative called Water Baby (#5ab5cb) for more energetic effect. Try Hygiene Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cc847f is the best complementary color to Pearl Bay. 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 #7fc6cc complementary color is My Pink, 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 Half Baked are #7fccab and #7f9fcc. Thus found on the left and right of #7fc6cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Pearl Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pearl Bay palette consists of #ccab7f and #cc7f9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc847f). Try Tan and Puce colors in combination with #7fc6cc, 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 #7fc6cc 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 Pearl Bay. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pearl Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Pink, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7fc6cc 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. Pearl Bay tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cc847f) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary My Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc7fc6 and #7fcc85.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7fc6cc is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Pearl Bay has a hue angle of 184.68°, a saturation of 43.02% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7fc6cc is made of 30.2% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #7fc6cc
RGB Decimal rgb(127,198,204)
RGB Percentage 24%, 37%, 39%
CMYK 30.2, 2.35, 0, 20
HSL hsl(184.68,43.02%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.68,37.75%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6127,-20.6707,-10.0465)
XYZ xyz(39.8456,49.2598,64.5348)
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