Aqua Zing Color

#7cd8d6

Aqua Zing is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #832729
Complementary Color #d87b7d
Color Shade: warm cyan (178.7° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with black)
Aqua Zing Color Sample
Aqua Zing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7cd8d6

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Zing Color. The Terrace Pool 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 Arctic Ocean (#66c3d0) for more calm effect. Try Baharroth Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d87b7d is the best complementary color to Aqua Zing. 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 #7cd8d6 complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #7bd8a8 and #7babd8. Thus found on the left and right of #7cd8d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Danube colors as they work well with Aqua Zing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aqua Zing palette consists of #d8a87b and #d87bab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d87b7d). Try Tumbleweed and Hopbush colors in combination with #7cd8d6, 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 #7cd8d6 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 Aqua Zing. Thus Chenin and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aqua Zing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #7cd8d6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Aqua Zing tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d87b7d) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d67bd8 and #7dd87b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7cd8d6 is made of 22% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Zing has a hue angle of 178.7°, a saturation of 54.12% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7cd8d6 is made of 36.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #7cd8d6
RGB Decimal rgb(124,216,214)
RGB Percentage 22%, 39%, 39%
CMYK 36.08, 0, 0.79, 15.29
HSL hsl(178.7,54.12%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178.7,42.59%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.8786,-27.8661,-7.6048)
XYZ xyz(45.0056,58.2519,72.49)
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