Grey Aqua Color

#88b69f

Grey Aqua is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, mid yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #774960
Complementary Color #b6889f
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Aqua Color Sample
Grey Aqua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88b69f

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Aqua Color. The Verdigris Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Grass (#67ad83) for more energetic effect. Try Kind Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6889f is the best complementary color to Grey Aqua. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88b69f complementary color is Bouquet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Acapulco are #88b688 and #88b5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #88b69f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Gulf Stream colors as they work well with Grey Aqua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Aqua palette consists of #b68888 and #b688b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6889f). Try Brandy Rose and Bouquet colors in combination with #88b69f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #88b69f offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Aqua. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bouquet, Wild Blue Yonder, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #88b69f square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Aqua tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b6889f) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swamp Green – 120° from the complementary Bouquet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e88b6 and #9fb688.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88b69f is made of 29% red, 38% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Aqua has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 23.96% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88b69f is made of 18.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #88b69f
RGB Decimal rgb(136,182,159)
RGB Percentage 29%, 38%, 33%
CMYK 18.04, 0, 9.02, 28.63
HSL hsl(150,23.96%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,25.27%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.3112,-20.1155,6.7699)
XYZ xyz(33.1393,41.1933,39.0054)
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