Sail is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a3113 |
| Complementary Color | #ecc3a5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sail Color. The First Shade of Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aero (#7cb9e8) for more energetic effect. Try Salty Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ecc3a5 is the best complementary color to Sail. 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 #a5ceec complementary color is Pancho, 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 Cornflower are #a5ece6 and #a5aaec. Thus found on the left and right of #a5ceec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Water Leaf and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Sail.
The split-complementary Sail palette consists of #ece6a5 and #eca5aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecc3a5). Try Double Colonial White and Sea Pink colors in combination with #a5ceec, 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 #a5ceec 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 Sail. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pancho, French Lilac, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5ceec 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. Sail tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ecc3a5) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Pancho. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eca5ce and #a5ecc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5ceec is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sail has a hue angle of 205.35°, a saturation of 65.14% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5ceec is made of 27.84% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #a5ceec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,206,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 11.77, 0, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(205.35,65.14%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.35,30.08%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8488,-6.6116,-19.1822) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7287,58.1981,87.8111) |