Twin Cities 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 | #5b3837 |
| Complementary Color | #c8a5a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Twin Cities Color. The Waterway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Scandinavian Sky (#c2d3d6) for more calm effect. Try Beach Cottage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8a5a4 is the best complementary color to Twin Cities. 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 #a4c7c8 complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 #a4c8b7 and #a4b4c8. Thus found on the left and right of #a4c7c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Casper colors as they work well with Twin Cities.
The split-complementary Twin Cities palette consists of #c8b7a4 and #c8a4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8a5a4). Try Coral Reef and Lily colors in combination with #a4c7c8, 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 #a4c7c8 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 Twin Cities. Thus Thistle Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Twin Cities contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4c7c8 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. Twin Cities tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c8a5a4) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8a4c6 and #a4c8a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4c7c8 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Twin Cities has a hue angle of 181.67°, a saturation of 24.66% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4c7c8 is made of 14.12% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #a4c7c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,199,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 0.39, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(181.67,24.66%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.67,18%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8215,-11.3891,-4.3856) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1586,52.9095,62.4233) |