Ocean Kiss 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 | #5b3c3a |
| Complementary Color | #c4a6a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Kiss Color. The Aquitaine 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 saturated alternative called Neptune (#7cb7bb) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Silver as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4a6a4 is the best complementary color to Ocean Kiss. 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 #a4c3c5 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #a4c4b6 and #a4b2c4. Thus found on the left and right of #a4c3c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Ocean Kiss.
The split-complementary Ocean Kiss palette consists of #c4b6a4 and #c4a4b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4a6a4). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #a4c3c5, 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 #a4c3c5 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 Ocean Kiss. Thus Thistle Green and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Kiss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4c3c5 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ocean Kiss tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c4a6a4) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4a4c2 and #a4c4a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4c3c5 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Kiss has a hue angle of 183.64°, a saturation of 22.15% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4c3c5 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #a4c3c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,195,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0.78, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(183.64,22.15%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.64,16.75%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.6511,-9.9406,-4.4906) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.903,50.9539,60.2918) |