Blue Spruce 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 | #523a36 |
| Complementary Color | #c9b1ad |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Spruce Color. The Eyefull color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lorian (#8ebcbd) for more energetic effect. Try Meditative as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9b1ad is the best complementary color to Blue Spruce. 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 #adc5c9 complementary color is Cold Turkey, 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 Opal are #adc9bf and #adb7c9. Thus found on the left and right of #adc5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Blue Spruce.
The split-complementary Blue Spruce palette consists of #c9bfad and #c9adb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b1ad). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #adc5c9, 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 #adc5c9 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 Blue Spruce. Thus Foggy Gray and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Spruce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #adc5c9 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. Blue Spruce tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c9b1ad) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9adc5 and #adc9b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #adc5c9 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Spruce has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 20.59% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adc5c9 is made of 10.98% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #adc5c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,197,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 1.57, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(188.57,20.59%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.57,13.93%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8949,-7.2608,-4.7503) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7424,53.0338,62.9786) |