Teal Wave Color

#8b9ea1

Teal Wave is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #74615e
Complementary Color #a18d8a
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with white)
Teal Wave Color Sample
Teal Wave Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b9ea1

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Teal Wave Color. The Flagstone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Indigo Mouse (#6c848d) for more energetic effect. Try Desaturated Cyan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a18d8a is the best complementary color to Teal Wave. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b9ea1 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #8aa198 and #8a93a1. Thus found on the left and right of #8b9ea1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Teal Wave.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Teal Wave palette consists of #a1988a and #a18a93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a18d8a). Try Zorba and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8b9ea1, 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 #8b9ea1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Teal Wave. Thus Sage and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Teal Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mamba, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b9ea1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Teal Wave tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a18d8a) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a18a9d and #8aa18d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b9ea1 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Teal Wave has a hue angle of 188.18°, a saturation of 10.48% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b9ea1 is made of 8.63% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #8b9ea1
RGB Decimal rgb(139,158,161)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 8.63, 1.18, 0, 36.86
HSL hsl(188.18,10.48%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.18,13.66%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.767,-6.0313,-3.8354)
XYZ xyz(29.3073,32.5159,38.4497)
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