Celestine 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 | #7a3e3b |
| Complementary Color | #c48885 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celestine Color. The Turquoise Fantasies 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 soft alternative called Water Cooler (#75a7ad) for more calm effect. Try Skyward as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c48885 is the best complementary color to Celestine. 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 #85c1c4 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 Glacier are #85c4a7 and #85a1c4. Thus found on the left and right of #85c1c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Celestine.
The split-complementary Celestine palette consists of #c4a785 and #c485a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c48885). Try Indian Khaki and Viola colors in combination with #85c1c4, 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 #85c1c4 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 Celestine. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celestine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #85c1c4 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. Celestine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c48885) 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 #c485c0 and #85c488.
In a RGB color space, hex #85c1c4 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Celestine has a hue angle of 182.86°, a saturation of 34.81% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85c1c4 is made of 24.7% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #85c1c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,193,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 1.17, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(182.86,34.81%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.86,32.14%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2613,-18.4459,-7.6851) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7066,47.112,59.278) |