Opulent Turquoise Color

#88ddcc

Opulent Turquoise 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 #723
Complementary Color #dc8899
Color Shade: warm cyan (168° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with black)
Opulent Turquoise Color Sample
Opulent Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88ddcc

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Opulent Turquoise Color. The Spinnaker color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ice Cube (#afe3d6) for more calm effect. Try Everest as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dc8899 is the best complementary color to Opulent Turquoise. 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 #8dc complementary color is Petite Orchid, 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 White are #88dca1 and #88c3dc. Thus found on the left and right of #8dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Morning Glory colors as they work well with Opulent Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Opulent Turquoise palette consists of #dca188 and #dc88c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc8899). Try Tumbleweed and Shocking colors in combination with #8dc, 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 #8dc 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 Opulent Turquoise. Thus Calico and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Opulent Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Yellow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #8dc 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. Opulent Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dc8899) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cb88dc and #99dc88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88ddcc is made of 24% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Opulent Turquoise has a hue angle of 168°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88ddcc is made of 33.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #88ddcc
RGB Decimal rgb(136,221,204)
RGB Percentage 24%, 39%, 36%
CMYK 33.34, 0, 6.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(168,55.56%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168,38.46%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.5434,-29.624,0.225)
XYZ xyz(46.9089,61.3068,66.4878)
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