Ocean Boulevard 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 | #5b3737 |
| Complementary Color | #c8a4a4 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Boulevard Color. The Waterway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bon Voyage (#8baeb2) for more calm effect. Try Scandinavian Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8a4a4 is the best complementary color to Ocean Boulevard. 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 #a4c8c8 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #a4c8b6 and #a4b5c8. Thus found on the left and right of #a4c8c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Casper colors as they work well with Ocean Boulevard.
The split-complementary Ocean Boulevard palette consists of #c8b6a4 and #c8a4b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8a4a4). Try Coral Reef and Lily colors in combination with #a4c8c8, 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 #a4c8c8 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 Ocean Boulevard. Thus Thistle Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Boulevard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4c8c8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ocean Boulevard tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c8a4a4) 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 #c8a4c8 and #a4c8a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4c8c8 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Boulevard has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 24.66% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4c8c8 is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #a4c8c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,200,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 0, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(180,24.66%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,18%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0936,-11.9079,-3.9847) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3894,53.3712,62.5003) |