Aqua Spray is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a2224 |
| Complementary Color | #dda4a7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Spray Color. The Ice Shard Soft Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Snowmelt (#c9e6e9) for more calm effect. Try Starship Tonic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dda4a7 is the best complementary color to Aqua Spray. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5dddb complementary color is Can Can, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #a4ddbe and #a4c3dd. Thus found on the left and right of #a5dddb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Aqua Island colors as they work well with Aqua Spray.
The split-complementary Aqua Spray palette consists of #ddbea4 and #dda4c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dda4a7). Try Cameo and Light Orchid colors in combination with #a5dddb, 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 #a5dddb 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 Aqua Spray. Thus Sapling and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Can Can, Light Wisteria, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5dddb square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Aqua Spray tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dda4a7) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Can Can. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #daa4dd and #a7dda4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5dddb is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Spray has a hue angle of 177.86°, a saturation of 45.16% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5dddb is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #a5dddb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,221,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 0, 0.79, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(177.86,45.16%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.86,25.34%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3944,-18.2107,-4.8421) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1597,64.8267,76.6761) |