Middle Blue Green Color

#8dd9cc

Middle Blue Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #722633
Complementary Color #d98c99
Color Shade: warm cyan (169.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with black)
Middle Blue Green Color Sample
Middle Blue Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8dd9cc

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Middle Blue Green Color. The Peppy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cool Crayon (#b0e6e3) for more energetic effect. Try Timeless Seafoam as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d98c99 is the best complementary color to Middle Blue Green. 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 #8dd9cc complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #8cd9a6 and #8cbfd9. Thus found on the left and right of #8dd9cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Half Baked colors as they work well with Middle Blue Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Middle Blue Green palette consists of #d9a68c and #d98cbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d98c99). Try Petite Orchid and Shocking colors in combination with #8dd9cc, 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 #8dd9cc 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 Middle Blue Green. Thus Straw and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Middle Blue Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lilac Bush, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #8dd9cc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Middle Blue Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d98c99) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cb8cd9 and #99d98c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8dd9cc is made of 25% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Middle Blue Green has a hue angle of 169.74°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8dd9cc is made of 29.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #8dd9cc
RGB Decimal rgb(141,217,204)
RGB Percentage 25%, 39%, 36%
CMYK 29.81, 0, 5.1, 14.9
HSL hsl(169.74,50%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(169.74,35.02%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.6465,-26.3555,-1.0581)
XYZ xyz(46.6964,59.6481,66.1788)
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