Fail Whale 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 | #631 |
| Complementary Color | #eeba98 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fail Whale Color. The Whimsy Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fountains of Budapest (#b9def0) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Blue Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eeba98 is the best complementary color to Fail Whale. 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 #9ce complementary color is Tacao, 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 White are #98eee5 and #98a1ee. Thus found on the left and right of #9ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blizzard Blue and Portage colors as they work well with Fail Whale.
The split-complementary Fail Whale palette consists of #eee598 and #ee98a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeba98). Try Primrose and Sea Pink colors in combination with #9ce, 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 #9ce 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 Fail Whale. Thus Primrose and Wewak giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fail Whale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacao, Biloba Flower, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ce 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. Fail Whale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eeba98) and two others. The Wewak is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Tacao. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee98cb and #98eebb.
In a RGB color space, hex #99ccee is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Fail Whale has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99ccee is made of 33.33% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #99ccee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,204,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 13.33, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(204,71.43%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,35.71%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6884,-8.3862,-22.075) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1624,56.1311,89.0795) |