Holiday Turquoise 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 | #753942 |
| Complementary Color | #c68993 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Holiday Turquoise Color. The Galaxy Green 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 Bath Turquoise (#62baa8) for more energetic effect. Try Cassiopeia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c68993 is the best complementary color to Holiday 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 #8ac6bd complementary color is Oriental Pink, 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 #89c69f and #89b1c6. Thus found on the left and right of #8ac6bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Holiday Turquoise.
The split-complementary Holiday Turquoise palette consists of #c69f89 and #c689b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c68993). Try Oriental Pink and Viola colors in combination with #8ac6bd, 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 #8ac6bd 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 Holiday Turquoise. Thus Yuma and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Holiday Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ac6bd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red 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. Holiday Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c68993) 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 #bd89c6 and #93c689.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ac6bd is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Holiday Turquoise has a hue angle of 171°, a saturation of 34.48% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ac6bd is made of 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #8ac6bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,198,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 36% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 0, 3.53, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(171,34.48%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171,30.3%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.7401,-21.1726,-1.6771) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8606,49.4656,55.591) |