Ziggurat 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 | #7e5955 |
| Complementary Color | #a98581 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ziggurat Color. The Leisure Time 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 Manitou Blue (#5b92a2) for more energetic effect. Try Polaris Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a98581 is the best complementary color to Ziggurat. 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 #81a6aa 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 #81a999 and #8191a9. Thus found on the left and right of #81a6aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Ziggurat.
The split-complementary Ziggurat palette consists of #a99981 and #a98191 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a98581). Try Donkey Brown and Bouquet colors in combination with #81a6aa, 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 #81a6aa 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 Ziggurat. Thus Hillary and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ziggurat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Amethyst Smoke, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #81a6aa 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. Ziggurat tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a98581) and two others. The Bouquet 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 #a981a5 and #81a984.
In a RGB color space, hex #81a6aa is made of 28% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ziggurat has a hue angle of 185.85°, a saturation of 19.43% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81a6aa is made of 16.08% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #81a6aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,166,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 1.57, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(185.85,19.43%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.85,24.12%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6253,-11.6084,-6.2025) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9452,34.8418,43.1771) |