Alhambra is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7887 |
| Complementary Color | #87000e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alhambra Color. The Simply Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Watercourse (#056f57) for more calm effect. Try Tempo Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#87000e is the best complementary color to Alhambra. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #008778 complementary color is Red Devil, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Teal are #008734 and #005287. Thus found on the left and right of #008778 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Orient colors as they work well with Alhambra.
The split-complementary Alhambra palette consists of #873400 and #870052 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87000e). Try Peru Tan and Fresh Eggplant colors in combination with #008778, 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 #008778 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 Alhambra. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alhambra contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Devil, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #008778 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alhambra tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#87000e) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Devil. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #780087 and #0e8700.
In a RGB color space, hex #008778 is made of 0% red, 53% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Alhambra has a hue angle of 173.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008778 is made of 52.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #008778 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,135,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 53%, 47% |
| CMYK | 52.94, 0, 5.88, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(173.33,100%,26.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.33,100%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.3154,-34.633,-0.7383) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0541,18.684,20.7404) |