Poetry Reading is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #605136 |
| Complementary Color | #c8b99f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poetry Reading Color. The Plein Air color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soothsayer (#8092bc) for more energetic effect. Try Melody as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8b99f is the best complementary color to Poetry Reading. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9faec9 complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #9fc3c8 and #a49fc8. Thus found on the left and right of #9faec9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Logan colors as they work well with Poetry Reading.
The split-complementary Poetry Reading palette consists of #c3c89f and #c8a49f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8b99f). Try Thistle Green and Eunry colors in combination with #9faec9, 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 #9faec9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poetry Reading. Thus Rainee and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poetry Reading contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #9faec9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poetry Reading tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c8b99f) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c89fad and #9fc8b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #9faec9 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Poetry Reading has a hue angle of 218.57°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9faec9 is made of 16.47% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #9faec9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,174,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 10.58, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(218.57,28%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.57,20.9%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.7743,0.5944,-15.4715) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9767,41.8601,61.2311) |