Undine Color

#89c1ba

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

Inverse Color #763e45
Complementary Color #c1888f
Color Shade: warm cyan (172.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Undine Color Sample
Undine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89c1ba

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Undine Color. The Twin Cities color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bath Turquoise (#62baa8) for more energetic effect. Try Steel Pan Mallet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c1888f is the best complementary color to Undine. 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 #89c1ba complementary color is Oriental 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 Neptune are #88c19d and #88abc1. Thus found on the left and right of #89c1ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Nepal colors as they work well with Undine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Undine palette consists of #c19d88 and #c188ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1888f). Try Quicksand and Viola colors in combination with #89c1ba, 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 #89c1ba 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 Undine. Thus Indian Khaki and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Undine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, Lavender Purple, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #89c1ba 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. Undine tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c1888f) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b988c1 and #8fc188.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89c1ba is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Undine has a hue angle of 172.5°, a saturation of 31.11% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89c1ba is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #89c1ba
RGB Decimal rgb(137,193,186)
RGB Percentage 27%, 37%, 36%
CMYK 21.96, 0, 2.75, 24.31
HSL hsl(172.5,31.11%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(172.5,29.02%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.192,-19.612,-2.3271)
XYZ xyz(38.2494,47.0035,53.511)
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