Wave Top is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #50262c |
| Complementary Color | #d8afb5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wave Top Color. The Thin Heights color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Daze (#8bd3c6) for more energetic effect. Try Wintermint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8afb5 is the best complementary color to Wave Top. 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 #afd9d3 complementary color is Blossom, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #afd8bd and #afcad8. Thus found on the left and right of #afd9d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Wave Top.
The split-complementary Wave Top palette consists of #d8bdaf and #d8afc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8afb5). Try Clam Shell and Blossom colors in combination with #afd9d3, 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 #afd9d3 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 Wave Top. Thus Akaroa and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wave Top contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Lavender Gray, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #afd9d3 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wave Top tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d8afb5) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2afd8 and #b5d8af.
In a RGB color space, hex #afd9d3 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Wave Top has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afd9d3 is made of 16.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #afd9d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,217,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 0, 2.35, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(171.43,35.59%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171.43,19.35%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6748,-14.8792,-1.5907) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2499,63.4428,71.0144) |