Havana Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a241a |
| Complementary Color | #e4afa5 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Havana Blue Color. The Sky Babe 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 saturated alternative called Blue Charm (#82c2db) for more energetic effect. Try Niagara Falls as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e4afa5 is the best complementary color to Havana Blue. 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 #a5dbe5 complementary color is Shilo, 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 Regent St Blue are #a5e4cf and #a5bae4. Thus found on the left and right of #a5dbe5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Havana Blue.
The split-complementary Havana Blue palette consists of #e4cfa5 and #e4a5bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4afa5). Try Hampton and Kobi colors in combination with #a5dbe5, 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 #a5dbe5 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 Havana Blue. Thus Zombie and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Havana Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shilo, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5dbe5 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. Havana Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4afa5) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Shilo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4a5da and #a5e4af.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5dbe5 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Havana Blue has a hue angle of 189.38°, a saturation of 55.17% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5dbe5 is made of 25.09% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #a5dbe5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,219,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 25.09, 3.92, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(189.38,55.17%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.38,27.95%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1318,-14.968,-10.5301) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9914,64.3195,83.6453) |