Shimmer Color

#88c7e9

Shimmer is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #773816
Complementary Color #e8aa88
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.03° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.35% (better contrasting with white)
Shimmer Color Sample
Shimmer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88c7e9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shimmer Color. The Pool Floor color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Atmospheric Soft Blue (#ace1f0) for more energetic effect. Try Polar Wind as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e8aa88 is the best complementary color to Shimmer. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88c7e9 complementary color is Tonys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Seagull are #88e8da and #8896e8. Thus found on the left and right of #88c7e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Shimmer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shimmer palette consists of #e8da88 and #e88896 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8aa88). Try Wild Rice and Carissma colors in combination with #88c7e9, 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 #88c7e9 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shimmer. Thus Yellow Green and Carissma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shimmer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tonys Pink, Lavender, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #88c7e9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Shimmer tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e8aa88) and two others. The Carissma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tonys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e888c6 and #88e8aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88c7e9 is made of 24% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Shimmer has a hue angle of 201.03°, a saturation of 68.79% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88c7e9 is made of 38.04% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #88c7e9
RGB Decimal rgb(136,199,233)
RGB Percentage 24%, 35%, 41%
CMYK 38.04, 13.33, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(201.03,68.79%,72.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.03,41.63%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.2595,-11.4624,-23.1704)
XYZ xyz(45.2847,51.9643,84.7341)
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