Tourmaline Water Blue Color

#99d3df

Tourmaline Water Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #662c20
Complementary Color #dfa599
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.73% (better contrasting with black)
Tourmaline Water Blue Color Sample
Tourmaline Water Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99d3df

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tourmaline Water Blue Color. The Ice Rink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Andes Sky (#78d8d9) for more energetic effect. Try Pacific Breeze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dfa599 is the best complementary color to Tourmaline Water 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 #99d3df complementary color is Petite Orchid, 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 Morning Glory are #99dfc8 and #99b0df. Thus found on the left and right of #99d3df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Tourmaline Water Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tourmaline Water Blue palette consists of #dfc899 and #df99af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfa599). Try Brandy and Shocking colors in combination with #99d3df, 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 #99d3df 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 Tourmaline Water Blue. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tourmaline Water Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Light Wisteria, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #99d3df 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. Tourmaline Water Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dfa599) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #df99d3 and #99dfa5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99d3df is made of 26% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Tourmaline Water Blue has a hue angle of 190.29°, a saturation of 52.24% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99d3df is made of 27.45% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #99d3df
RGB Decimal rgb(153,211,223)
RGB Percentage 26%, 36%, 38%
CMYK 27.45, 4.7, 0, 12.55
HSL hsl(190.29,52.24%,73.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.29,31.39%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.1201,-15.6665,-11.9008)
XYZ xyz(49.7504,58.6885,78.5179)
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