Aspiring Blue Color

#a2c1c0

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

Inverse Color #5d3e3f
Complementary Color #c1a2a2
Color Shade: warm cyan (178.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Aspiring Blue Color Sample
Aspiring Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a2c1c0

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aspiring Blue Color. The Gulf Stream 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 soft alternative called Tiara (#c3d1d1) for more calm effect. Try Tudor Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c1a2a2 is the best complementary color to Aspiring Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2c1c0 complementary color is Thatch, 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 Opal are #a2c1b0 and #a2b2c1. Thus found on the left and right of #a2c1c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Aspiring Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aspiring Blue palette consists of #c1b0a2 and #c1a2b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1a2a2). Try Malta and Lily colors in combination with #a2c1c0, 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 #a2c1c0 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 Aspiring Blue. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aspiring Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2c1c0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Aspiring Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c1a2a2) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0a2c1 and #a3c1a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a2c1c0 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aspiring Blue has a hue angle of 178.06°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2c1c0 is made of 12.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #a2c1c0
RGB Decimal rgb(162,193,192)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 12.16, 0, 0.4, 24.31
HSL hsl(178.06,20%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178.06,16.06%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.8398,-10.5875,-2.9915)
XYZ xyz(43.4847,49.6271,57.1563)
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