Ocean Eyes 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 | #563830 |
| Complementary Color | #cfb1a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Eyes Color. The Batch Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Windsurf (#91aab8) for more calm effect. Try Celestine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cfb1a9 is the best complementary color to Ocean Eyes. 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 #a9c7cf 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 Jungle Mist are #a9cfc4 and #a9b4cf. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c7cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Casper colors as they work well with Ocean Eyes.
The split-complementary Ocean Eyes palette consists of #cfc4a9 and #cfa9b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfb1a9). Try Chino and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a9c7cf, 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 #a9c7cf 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 Ocean Eyes. Thus Green Mist and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Eyes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c7cf 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. Ocean Eyes tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cfb1a9) 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 #cfa9c6 and #a9cfb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9c7cf is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Eyes has a hue angle of 192.63°, a saturation of 28.36% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c7cf is made of 14.91% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #a9c7cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,199,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 3.14, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(192.63,28.36%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.63,18.36%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3373,-8.3211,-7.3607) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0481,53.7869,66.881) |