Coastal Fringe 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 | #7f463f |
| Complementary Color | #c08780 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Coastal Fringe Color. The Crystal Blue 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 saturated alternative called Pacific Palisade (#69a4b9) for more energetic effect. Try Tranquili Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c08780 is the best complementary color to Coastal Fringe. 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 #80b9c0 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Neptune are #80c0a7 and #8099c0. Thus found on the left and right of #80b9c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Coastal Fringe.
The split-complementary Coastal Fringe palette consists of #c0a780 and #c08099 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c08780). Try Mongoose and Puce colors in combination with #80b9c0, 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 #80b9c0 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 Coastal Fringe. Thus Gimblet and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coastal Fringe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #80b9c0 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. Coastal Fringe tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c08780) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c080b8 and #80c087.
In a RGB color space, hex #80b9c0 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Coastal Fringe has a hue angle of 186.56°, a saturation of 33.68% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80b9c0 is made of 25.09% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #80b9c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,185,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 25.09, 2.74, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(186.56,33.68%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.56,33.33%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.618,-16.6875,-9.4626) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7655,43.0929,56.3019) |