Afloat 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 | #875c3d |
| Complementary Color | #c29678 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Afloat Color. The Sydney Harbour 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 saturated alternative called Danube (#5b89c0) for more energetic effect. Try Perfect Periwinkle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c29678 is the best complementary color to Afloat. 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 #78a3c2 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #78c2bb and #787ec2. Thus found on the left and right of #78a3c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Afloat.
The split-complementary Afloat palette consists of #c2bb78 and #c2787e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c29678). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #78a3c2, 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 #78a3c2 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 Afloat. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Afloat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #78a3c2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Afloat tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c29678) and two others. The Viola 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 #c278a3 and #78c297.
In a RGB color space, hex #78a3c2 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Afloat has a hue angle of 205.14°, a saturation of 37.76% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78a3c2 is made of 29.02% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #78a3c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,163,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 12.16, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(205.14,37.76%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.14,38.14%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.028,-6.6443,-20.5427) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5805,34.0825,56.0058) |