Surf Color

#b8d4bb

Surf is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #472b44
Complementary Color #d4b8d1
Color Shade: mid green (126.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Surf Color Sample
Surf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8d4bb

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Surf Color. The Toadstool Dot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aruba Aqua (#d1ded3) for more calm effect. Try Mover & Shaker as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4b8d1 is the best complementary color to Surf. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8d4bb complementary color is Thistle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf are #c3d4b8 and #b8d4c9. Thus found on the left and right of #b8d4bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Leaf and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Surf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Surf palette consists of #d4b8c3 and #c9b8d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4b8d1). Try Lily and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #b8d4bb, 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 #b8d4bb offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Surf. Thus Clam Shell and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Surf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thistle, Heather, and Soft Amber split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8d4bb square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Surf tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#d4b8d1) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Mist – 120° from the complementary Thistle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbb8d4 and #d1d4b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8d4bb is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Surf has a hue angle of 126.43°, a saturation of 24.56% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8d4bb is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #b8d4bb
RGB Decimal rgb(184,212,187)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 10.98, 0, 9.81, 16.86
HSL hsl(126.43,24.56%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(126.43,13.21%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3062,-14.0614,9.2467)
XYZ xyz(52.2803,60.8652,56.0064)
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