Tourmaline 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 | #795e56 |
| Complementary Color | #a98d86 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tourmaline Color. The Beach Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brilliant Silver (#a9b0b4) for more calm effect. Try Hydroport as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a98d86 is the best complementary color to Tourmaline. 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 #86a1a9 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 #86a99f and #868fa9. Thus found on the left and right of #86a1a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Tourmaline.
The split-complementary Tourmaline palette consists of #a99f86 and #a9868f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a98d86). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #86a1a9, 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 #86a1a9 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 Tourmaline. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tourmaline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #86a1a9 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. Tourmaline tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a98d86) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a986a1 and #86a98e.
In a RGB color space, hex #86a1a9 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Tourmaline has a hue angle of 193.71°, a saturation of 16.91% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86a1a9 is made of 13.72% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #86a1a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,161,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 3.13, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(193.71,16.91%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.71,20.71%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.5017,-7.5522,-7.2759) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7378,33.4226,42.42) |