Aqua Clear 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 | #742f22 |
| Complementary Color | #dc988b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Clear Color. The Clear Weather color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Harbour Sky (#7eb6d0) for more calm effect. Try Madonna Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dc988b is the best complementary color to Aqua Clear. 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 #8bd0dd complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Morning Glory are #8bdcc1 and #8ba6dc. Thus found on the left and right of #8bd0dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Aqua Clear.
The split-complementary Aqua Clear palette consists of #dcc18b and #dc8ba6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc988b). Try Brandy and Can Can colors in combination with #8bd0dd, 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 #8bd0dd 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 Aqua Clear. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Clear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bd0dd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aqua Clear tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dc988b) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc8bcf and #8bdc98.
In a RGB color space, hex #8bd0dd is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Clear has a hue angle of 189.51°, a saturation of 54.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8bd0dd is made of 32.16% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #8bd0dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,208,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 32.16, 5.1, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(189.51,54.67%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.51,37.1%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5119,-18.4034,-13.312) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2545,55.8212,76.7433) |