Bucolic Blue Color

#98acb0

Bucolic Blue 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 #67534f
Complementary Color #af9b98
Color Shade: mid cyan (190° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.31% (better contrasting with white)
Bucolic Blue Color Sample
Bucolic Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #98acb0

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bucolic Blue Color. The Inland Waters 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 Silent Tide (#7c929a) for more calm effect. Try Sightful as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#af9b98 is the best complementary color to Bucolic Blue. 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 #98acb0 complementary color is Del Rio, 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 Hit Gray are #98afa7 and #98a0af. Thus found on the left and right of #98acb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Bucolic Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bucolic Blue palette consists of #afa798 and #af989f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af9b98). Try Napa and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #98acb0, 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 #98acb0 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 Bucolic Blue. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bucolic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Schist split by 90° on the color wheel. #98acb0 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. Bucolic Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#af9b98) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af98ab and #98af9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #98acb0 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Bucolic Blue has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 13.19% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98acb0 is made of 9.41% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #98acb0
RGB Decimal rgb(152,172,176)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 9.41, 1.57, 0, 30.98
HSL hsl(190,13.19%,64.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190,13.64%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.9789,-6.0793,-4.4095)
XYZ xyz(35.5379,39.315,46.7898)
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