Tranquil Aqua 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 | #83655f |
| Complementary Color | #a0827c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tranquil Aqua Color. The Stormy Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Courtyard Blue (#718084) for more calm effect. Try Blue Blood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0827c is the best complementary color to Tranquil Aqua. 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 #7c9aa0 complementary color is Pharlap, 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 Gumbo are #7ca094 and #7c88a0. Thus found on the left and right of #7c9aa0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Tranquil Aqua.
The split-complementary Tranquil Aqua palette consists of #a0947c and #a07c88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0827c). Try Gurkha and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #7c9aa0, 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 #7c9aa0 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 Tranquil Aqua. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tranquil Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c9aa0 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. Tranquil Aqua tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a0827c) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a07c99 and #7ca082.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c9aa0 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tranquil Aqua has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 15.93% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c9aa0 is made of 14.12% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #7c9aa0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,154,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 2.36, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(190,15.93%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,22.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5975,-9.0135,-6.5939) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2129,29.9344,37.654) |