Life Aquatic is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #5d4f57 |
| Complementary Color | #b0a2aa |
| Color Shade: | cool green (145.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Life Aquatic Color. The Peaslake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Willow (#89ab98) for more energetic effect. Try Aspen Aura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0a2aa is the best complementary color to Life Aquatic. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2b0a8 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a3b0a2 and #a2b0af. Thus found on the left and right of #a2b0a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Life Aquatic.
The split-complementary Life Aquatic palette consists of #b0a2a3 and #afa2b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0a2aa). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a2b0a8, 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 #a2b0a8 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Life Aquatic. Thus Cloudy and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Life Aquatic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Santas Gray, and Delta split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2b0a8 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Life Aquatic tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b0a2aa) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8a2b0 and #aab0a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2b0a8 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Life Aquatic has a hue angle of 145.71°, a saturation of 8.14% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2b0a8 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a2b0a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,176,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 3.14, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(145.71,8.14%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(145.71,7.95%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5659,-6.4305,2.413) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4935,41.5592,43.0914) |