Atlantic Ocean is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #58271b |
| Complementary Color | #e3b3a7 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Atlantic Ocean Color. The High Elf Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Club Cruise (#8bc3e1) for more energetic effect. Try Undercool as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3b3a7 is the best complementary color to Atlantic Ocean. 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 #a7d8e4 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Regent St Blue are #a7e3d1 and #a7b9e3. Thus found on the left and right of #a7d8e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Atlantic Ocean.
The split-complementary Atlantic Ocean palette consists of #e3d1a7 and #e3a7b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3b3a7). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #a7d8e4, 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 #a7d8e4 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 Atlantic Ocean. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Atlantic Ocean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7d8e4 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. Atlantic Ocean tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e3b3a7) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3a7d7 and #a7e3b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7d8e4 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Atlantic Ocean has a hue angle of 191.8°, a saturation of 53.04% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7d8e4 is made of 23.92% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #a7d8e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,216,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 4.7, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(191.8,53.04%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.8,26.75%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.4048,-13.0897,-11.071) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4958,62.9287,82.673) |