Ocean Front is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #471c12 |
| Complementary Color | #edc1b7 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Front Color. The Spring Tide 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 Medical Mask (#95cce4) for more calm effect. Try Bluebottle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#edc1b7 is the best complementary color to Ocean Front. 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 #b8e3ed complementary color is Beauty Bush, 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 Spindle are #b7eddc and #b7c8ed. Thus found on the left and right of #b8e3ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Ocean Front.
The split-complementary Ocean Front palette consists of #eddcb7 and #edb7c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edc1b7). Try Chamois and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #b8e3ed, 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 #b8e3ed 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 Front. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean Front contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8e3ed 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 Front tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#edc1b7) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edb7e3 and #b7edc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8e3ed is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean Front has a hue angle of 191.32°, a saturation of 59.55% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8e3ed is made of 20.78% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #b8e3ed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,227,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 3.92, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(191.32,59.55%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.32,22.36%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6029,-11.7182,-9.4714) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5223,71.2429,90.5768) |