Flotation Color

#7bb0ba

Flotation is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #844f45
Complementary Color #ba847a
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.52° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Flotation Color Sample
Flotation Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7bb0ba

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flotation Color. The Big Surf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bora Bora Shore (#92d0d0) for more energetic effect. Try Architecture Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ba847a is the best complementary color to Flotation. 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 #7bb0ba complementary color is Brandy Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #7abaa4 and #7a90ba. Thus found on the left and right of #7bb0ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Flotation.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flotation palette consists of #baa47a and #ba7a90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba847a). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7bb0ba, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7bb0ba 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 Flotation. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flotation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7bb0ba square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flotation tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ba847a) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba7aaf and #7aba84.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7bb0ba is made of 25% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Flotation has a hue angle of 189.52°, a saturation of 31.34% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7bb0ba is made of 24.7% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #7bb0ba
RGB Decimal rgb(123,176,186)
RGB Percentage 25%, 36%, 38%
CMYK 24.7, 3.92, 0, 27.06
HSL hsl(189.52,31.34%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.52,33.87%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.6111,-14.8622,-10.6786)
XYZ xyz(32.5566,38.8068,52.2289)
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