Pentagon 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 | #69332e |
| Complementary Color | #d19a95 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pentagon Color. The Flotation 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 November Skies (#7cafb9) for more calm effect. Try Glacier as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d19a95 is the best complementary color to Pentagon. 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 #96ccd1 complementary color is Eunry, 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 Sinbad are #95d1b8 and #95aed1. Thus found on the left and right of #96ccd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Pentagon.
The split-complementary Pentagon palette consists of #d1b895 and #d195ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d19a95). Try Sorrell Brown and Viola colors in combination with #96ccd1, 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 #96ccd1 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 Pentagon. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pentagon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, East Side, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #96ccd1 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. Pentagon tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d19a95) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d195cc and #95d19a.
In a RGB color space, hex #96ccd1 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pentagon has a hue angle of 185.08°, a saturation of 39.07% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96ccd1 is made of 23.14% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #96ccd1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,204,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 1.96, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(185.08,39.07%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.08,28.23%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6208,-16.1996,-8.1409) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6792,54.2732,68.3898) |