Take Five Color

#b3c9d3

Take Five 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 #4c362c
Complementary Color #d3bcb3
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with white)
Take Five Color Sample
Take Five Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3c9d3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Take Five Color. The Drowsy Lavender 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 soft alternative called Lost in Time (#9fafbd) for more calm effect. Try Blue Echo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d3bcb3 is the best complementary color to Take Five. 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 #b3c9d3 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b3d3cc and #b3b9d3. Thus found on the left and right of #b3c9d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Take Five.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Take Five palette consists of #d3ccb3 and #d3b3b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3bcb3). Try Soft Amber and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b3c9d3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b3c9d3 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 Take Five. Thus Green Mist and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Take Five contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3c9d3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Take Five tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d3bcb3) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3b3c9 and #b3d3bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3c9d3 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Take Five has a hue angle of 198.75°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3c9d3 is made of 12.55% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #b3c9d3
RGB Decimal rgb(179,201,211)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 12.55, 3.93, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(198.75,26.67%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.75,15.17%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.648,-5.3527,-7.4965)
XYZ xyz(51.2349,56.0601,69.7483)
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