Placebo Sky Color

#ebfcfc

Placebo Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #140303
Complementary Color #fbebeb
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 95.49% (better contrasting with black)
Placebo Sky Color Sample
Placebo Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ebfcfc

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Placebo Sky Color. The Calm Waters color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sparkling Snow (#f5fefd) for more energetic effect. Try Windswept as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#fbebeb is the best complementary color to Placebo Sky. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ebfcfc complementary color is Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White Ice are #ebfbf3 and #ebf3fb. Thus found on the left and right of #ebfcfc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Ice and Polar colors as they work well with Placebo Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Placebo Sky palette consists of #fbf3eb and #fbebf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fbebeb). Try Linen and Carousel Pink colors in combination with #ebfcfc, 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 #ebfcfc offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Placebo Sky. Thus Rum Swizzle and Carousel Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Placebo Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Linen, Selago, and Feta split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebfcfc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow 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. Placebo Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fbebeb) and two others. The Carousel Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feta – 120° from the complementary Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fbebfb and #ebfbeb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ebfcfc is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Placebo Sky has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 73.91% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebfcfc is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #ebfcfc
RGB Decimal rgb(235,252,252)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 6.66, 0, 0, 1.18
HSL hsl(180,73.91%,95.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,6.75%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.7573,-5.5284,-1.9191)
XYZ xyz(86.642,94.3112,105.7328)
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