Ocean Wave Color

#8ec5b6

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

Inverse Color #713a49
Complementary Color #c58e9d
Color Shade: green cyan (163.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with white)
Ocean Wave Color Sample
Ocean Wave Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8ec5b6

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Wave Color. The Spearmint color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cassiopeia (#aed0c9) for more calm effect. Try Steamy Spring as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c58e9d is the best complementary color to Ocean Wave. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8ec5b6 complementary color is Oriental Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow Green are #8ec59a and #8eb8c5. Thus found on the left and right of #8ec5b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Nepal colors as they work well with Ocean Wave.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ocean Wave palette consists of #c59a8e and #c58eb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c58e9d). Try Oriental Pink and Viola colors in combination with #8ec5b6, 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 #8ec5b6 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ocean Wave. Thus Indian Khaki and East Side giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ocean Wave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, Blue Bell, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ec5b6 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Ocean Wave tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c58e9d) and two others. The East Side is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b58ec5 and #9dc58e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8ec5b6 is made of 27% red, 38% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Wave has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 32.16% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ec5b6 is made of 21.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #8ec5b6
RGB Decimal rgb(142,197,182)
RGB Percentage 27%, 38%, 35%
CMYK 21.56, 0, 5.88, 22.75
HSL hsl(163.64,32.16%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.64,27.92%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.4891,-21.018,1.7703)
XYZ xyz(39.5651,49.0607,51.6403)
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