Winter Surf Color

#7fb9ae

Winter Surf is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #804651
Complementary Color #b97f89
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.18% (better contrasting with white)
Winter Surf Color Sample
Winter Surf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7fb9ae

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Surf Color. The Canton color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Colony (#67a195) for more calm effect. Try Jade Dragon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b97f89 is the best complementary color to Winter Surf. 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 #7fb9ae complementary color is Brandy Rose, 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 Gulf Stream are #7fb991 and #7fa6b9. Thus found on the left and right of #7fb9ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Nepal colors as they work well with Winter Surf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Surf palette consists of #b9917f and #b97fa7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b97f89). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #7fb9ae, 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 #7fb9ae 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 Winter Surf. Thus Mongoose and Purple Mountain's Majesty giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Surf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Lavender Purple, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7fb9ae 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. Winter Surf tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b97f89) and two others. The Purple Mountain's Majesty is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae7fb9 and #89b97f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7fb9ae is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Surf has a hue angle of 168.62°, a saturation of 29.29% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7fb9ae is made of 22.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #7fb9ae
RGB Decimal rgb(127,185,174)
RGB Percentage 26%, 38%, 36%
CMYK 22.75, 0, 4.31, 27.45
HSL hsl(168.62,29.29%,61.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.62,31.35%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0539,-21.1985,-0.4377)
XYZ xyz(33.7413,42.2659,46.4242)
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