Pool Tide is pale, 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 | #8f6d71 |
| Complementary Color | #927073 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pool Tide Color. The Green Room color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dull Turquoise (#557d73) for more energetic effect. Try Hatteras Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#927073 is the best complementary color to Pool Tide. 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 #70928e complementary color is Opium, 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 Juniper are #70927d and #708492. Thus found on the left and right of #70928e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laurel and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Pool Tide.
The split-complementary Pool Tide palette consists of #927d70 and #927084 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#927073). Try Almond Frost and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #70928e, 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 #70928e 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 Pool Tide. Thus Granite Green and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pool Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #70928e 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. Pool Tide tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#927073) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e7092 and #739270.
In a RGB color space, hex #70928e is made of 28% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pool Tide has a hue angle of 172.94°, a saturation of 13.49% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70928e is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #70928e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,146,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 1.56, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(172.94,13.49%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.94,23.29%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9948,-12.6779,-1.7642) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8435,25.9555,29.4498) |