Pond Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #744939 |
| Complementary Color | #c69b8a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pond Blue Color. The Ocean View color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Air Superiority Blue (#72a0c1) for more energetic effect. Try Clear Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c69b8a is the best complementary color to Pond Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8bb6c6 complementary color is Oriental Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #8ac6b8 and #8a98c6. Thus found on the left and right of #8bb6c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Pond Blue.
The split-complementary Pond Blue palette consists of #c6b88a and #c68a98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c69b8a). Try Sorrell Brown and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #8bb6c6, 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 #8bb6c6 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pond Blue. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pond Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bb6c6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pond Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c69b8a) and two others. The Viola 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 #c68ab5 and #8ac69b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8bb6c6 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pond Blue has a hue angle of 196.27°, a saturation of 34.1% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8bb6c6 is made of 23.14% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #8bb6c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,182,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 6.28, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(196.27,34.1%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.27,29.8%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57,-10.514,-12.7578) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5685,43.0221,59.7501) |