Aruba Blue 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 | #7e282c |
| Complementary Color | #d68185 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aruba Blue Color. The Wavelet 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 saturated alternative called Sweet Garden (#5fd1ba) for more energetic effect. Try Geyser Pool as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d68185 is the best complementary color to Aruba Blue. 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 #81d7d3 complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #81d6a8 and #81afd6. Thus found on the left and right of #81d7d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Half Baked colors as they work well with Aruba Blue.
The split-complementary Aruba Blue palette consists of #d6a881 and #d681af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d68185). Try Whiskey and Hopbush colors in combination with #81d7d3, 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 #81d7d3 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 Aruba Blue. Thus Deco and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aruba Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lilac Bush, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #81d7d3 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aruba Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d68185) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d381d6 and #85d681.
In a RGB color space, hex #81d7d3 is made of 23% red, 39% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Aruba Blue has a hue angle of 177.21°, a saturation of 51.81% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81d7d3 is made of 33.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #81d7d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,215,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 39%, 38% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 0, 1.56, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(177.21,51.81%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.21,40%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.7227,-26.8887,-6.2115) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1116,57.9712,70.4399) |