Island Oasis Color

#88d9d8

Island Oasis is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #772627
Complementary Color #d88889
Color Shade: warm cyan (179.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with black)
Island Oasis Color Sample
Island Oasis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88d9d8

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Island Oasis Color. The Arctic Ocean color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Daly Waters (#afdadf) for more calm effect. Try Antigua Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d88889 is the best complementary color to Island Oasis. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88d9d8 complementary color is My Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #88d8af and #88b1d8. Thus found on the left and right of #88d9d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Island Oasis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Island Oasis palette consists of #d8af88 and #d888b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d88889). Try Tan and Can Can colors in combination with #88d9d8, 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 #88d9d8 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Island Oasis. Thus Deco and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Island Oasis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #88d9d8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Island Oasis tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d88889) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary My Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d788d8 and #89d888.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88d9d8 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Island Oasis has a hue angle of 179.26°, a saturation of 51.59% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88d9d8 is made of 31.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #88d9d8
RGB Decimal rgb(136,217,216)
RGB Percentage 24%, 38%, 38%
CMYK 31.77, 0, 0.39, 14.9
HSL hsl(179.26,51.59%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(179.26,37.33%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7391,-24.892,-7.3379)
XYZ xyz(47.3609,59.8178,74.0156)
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