Chicago Skyline 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 | #695245 |
| Complementary Color | #baa396 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicago Skyline Color. The Bird Blue Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called American Anthem (#7595ab) for more energetic effect. Try London Square as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#baa396 is the best complementary color to Chicago Skyline. 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 #96adba complementary color is Thatch, 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 Gull Gray are #96bab4 and #969bba. Thus found on the left and right of #96adba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Chicago Skyline.
The split-complementary Chicago Skyline palette consists of #bab496 and #ba969b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baa396). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #96adba, 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 #96adba 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 Chicago Skyline. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chicago Skyline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #96adba 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. Chicago Skyline tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#baa396) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba96ad and #96baa3.
In a RGB color space, hex #96adba is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Chicago Skyline has a hue angle of 201.67°, a saturation of 20.69% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96adba is made of 14.12% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #96adba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,173,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 5.1, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(201.67,20.69%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.67,19.35%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4099,-5.1004,-9.3138) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3842,39.9163,52.2413) |