Baby Aqua Color

#abccc3

Baby Aqua is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #54333c
Complementary Color #ccabb4
Color Shade: green cyan (163.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.53% (better contrasting with white)
Baby Aqua Color Sample
Baby Aqua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #abccc3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baby Aqua Color. The Blue Cypress color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seaborn (#85c2b2) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Haze Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ccabb4 is the best complementary color to Baby Aqua. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abccc3 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #abccb2 and #abc4cc. Thus found on the left and right of #abccc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Baby Aqua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baby Aqua palette consists of #ccb2ab and #ccabc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccabb4). Try Clam Shell and Lily colors in combination with #abccc3, 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 #abccc3 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baby Aqua. Thus Soft Amber and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baby Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #abccc3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid 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. Baby Aqua tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ccabb4) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3abcc and #b4ccab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #abccc3 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Baby Aqua has a hue angle of 163.64°, a saturation of 24.44% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abccc3 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #abccc3
RGB Decimal rgb(171,204,195)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 12.94, 0, 3.53, 20
HSL hsl(163.64,24.44%,73.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.64,16.18%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.4906,-12.7688,0.803)
XYZ xyz(48.2378,55.7838,59.8547)
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