Polished Aqua 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 | #884349 |
| Complementary Color | #bc777d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Aqua Color. The Raindrop 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 Fairstar (#6ba5a9) for more calm effect. Try Folk Song as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bc777d is the best complementary color to Polished Aqua. 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 #77bcb6 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Neptune are #77bc93 and #779fbc. Thus found on the left and right of #77bcb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Polished Aqua.
The split-complementary Polished Aqua palette consists of #bc9377 and #bc779f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc777d). Try Brandy Rose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #77bcb6, 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 #77bcb6 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 Polished Aqua. Thus Gimblet and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #77bcb6 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. Polished Aqua tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#bc777d) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b577bc and #7cbc77.
In a RGB color space, hex #77bcb6 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Aqua has a hue angle of 174.78°, a saturation of 33.99% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77bcb6 is made of 27.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #77bcb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,188,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 0, 2.36, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(174.78,33.99%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.78,36.7%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.735,-23.1121,-3.8651) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0345,43.2658,50.8133) |