Deep Aquamarine is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #87241d |
| Complementary Color | #e27f78 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Aquamarine Color. The Water Flow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nevada Sky (#a1d9e7) for more calm effect. Try Thredbo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e27f78 is the best complementary color to Deep Aquamarine. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78dbe2 complementary color is Copperfield, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aquamarine Blue are #78e2b3 and #78a6e2. Thus found on the left and right of #78dbe2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Portage colors as they work well with Deep Aquamarine.
The split-complementary Deep Aquamarine palette consists of #e2b378 and #e278a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e27f78). Try Harvest Gold and Deep Blush colors in combination with #78dbe2, 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 #78dbe2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Aquamarine. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Aquamarine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copperfield, Lavender, and Yellow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #78dbe2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Aquamarine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e27f78) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Copperfield. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e278da and #78e27f.
In a RGB color space, hex #78dbe2 is made of 21% red, 39% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Aquamarine has a hue angle of 183.96°, a saturation of 64.63% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78dbe2 is made of 41.57% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #78dbe2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,219,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 39%, 40% |
| CMYK | 41.57, 2.75, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(183.96,64.63%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.96,46.9%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9181,-27.2213,-12.4655) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8047,60.1471,81.0942) |