Aquitaine 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 | #77544b |
| Complementary Color | #b49188 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquitaine Color. The Bird 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 Deep Diving (#5e97a9) for more energetic effect. Try Wave Jumper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b49188 is the best complementary color to Aquitaine. 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 #88abb4 complementary color is Quicksand, 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 Bali Hai are #88b4a7 and #8894b4. Thus found on the left and right of #88abb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Aquitaine.
The split-complementary Aquitaine palette consists of #b4a788 and #b48894 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b49188). Try Hillary and Bouquet colors in combination with #88abb4, 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 #88abb4 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 Aquitaine. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquitaine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, Amethyst Smoke, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #88abb4 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. Aquitaine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b49188) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b488ab and #88b491.
In a RGB color space, hex #88abb4 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Aquitaine has a hue angle of 192.27°, a saturation of 22.68% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88abb4 is made of 17.26% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #88abb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,171,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 3.53, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(192.27,22.68%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.27,24.44%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7658,-9.7996,-8.5393) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9545,37.6553,48.7113) |