Lucinda Color

#a6bbb7

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

Inverse Color #594448
Complementary Color #bba5a9
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.22% (better contrasting with white)
Lucinda Color Sample
Lucinda Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6bbb7

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lucinda Color. The Sea Nymph 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 saturated alternative called Lake Water (#86aba5) for more energetic effect. Try Silicate Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bba5a9 is the best complementary color to Lucinda. 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 #a6bbb7 complementary color is Martini, 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 Tower Gray are #a5bbac and #a5b4bb. Thus found on the left and right of #a6bbb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Hit Gray colors as they work well with Lucinda.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lucinda palette consists of #bbaca5 and #bba5b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba5a9). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #a6bbb7, 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 #a6bbb7 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 Lucinda. Thus Nomad and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lucinda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6bbb7 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Lucinda tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#bba5a9) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7a5bb and #a9bba5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6bbb7 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lucinda has a hue angle of 168.57°, a saturation of 13.38% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6bbb7 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #a6bbb7
RGB Decimal rgb(166,187,183)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 8.23, 0, 1.57, 26.67
HSL hsl(168.57,13.38%,69.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.57,11.23%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2323,-7.9631,-0.425)
XYZ xyz(42.0435,47.0665,51.6686)
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