Aquastone is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #763948 |
| Complementary Color | #c68898 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquastone Color. The Turquoise Fantasies color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sainsbury (#66b89c) for more energetic effect. Try Lester as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c68898 is the best complementary color to Aquastone. Red magenta shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89c6b7 complementary color is Puce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #88c698 and #88b6c6. Thus found on the left and right of #89c6b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Aquastone.
The split-complementary Aquastone palette consists of #c69888 and #c688b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c68898). Try Oriental Pink and Viola colors in combination with #89c6b7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #89c6b7 offers a combination of warm yellow and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aquastone. Thus Sorrell Brown and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquastone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puce, Blue Bell, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #89c6b7 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aquastone tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c68898) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Puce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b688c6 and #98c688.
In a RGB color space, hex #89c6b7 is made of 26% red, 38% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aquastone has a hue angle of 165.25°, a saturation of 34.86% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89c6b7 is made of 23.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #89c6b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,198,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 35% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 0, 5.89, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(165.25,34.86%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.25,30.81%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5293,-22.7936,1.2549) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0579,49.1254,52.2233) |