Caspian Tide is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #513824 |
| Complementary Color | #dbc1ad |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Caspian Tide Color. The Mini Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lazy Day (#95aed1) for more energetic effect. Try Bachelor Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbc1ad is the best complementary color to Caspian Tide. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aec7db complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #addbd8 and #adb0db. Thus found on the left and right of #aec7db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Caspian Tide.
The split-complementary Caspian Tide palette consists of #dbd8ad and #dbadb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc1ad). Try Sapling and Blossom colors in combination with #aec7db, 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 #aec7db offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Caspian Tide. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caspian Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #aec7db square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Caspian Tide tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dbc1ad) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbadc7 and #addbc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #aec7db is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Caspian Tide has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aec7db is made of 17.64% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #aec7db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,199,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 7.84, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,38.46%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,20.55%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0182,-4.152,-12.7705) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6652,54.96,74.9558) |