Aquatint Color

#b8e7de

Aquatint 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 #471821
Complementary Color #e7b7c0
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.51° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Aquatint Color Sample
Aquatint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8e7de

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquatint Color. The Almost Aqua color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Monet Vert (#92dbc4) for more energetic effect. Try Swans Down as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e7b7c0 is the best complementary color to Aquatint. 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 #b8e7de complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #b7e7c6 and #b7d8e7. Thus found on the left and right of #b8e7de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Powder Blue colors as they work well with Aquatint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aquatint palette consists of #e7c6b7 and #e7b7d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7b7c0). Try Rose Fog and Light Orchid colors in combination with #b8e7de, 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 #b8e7de 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 Aquatint. Thus Hampton and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aquatint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8e7de square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Aquatint tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e7b7c0) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddb7e7 and #c0e7b7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8e7de is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aquatint has a hue angle of 168.51°, a saturation of 49.47% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8e7de is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #b8e7de
RGB Decimal rgb(184,231,222)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 18.43, 0, 3.53, 9.41
HSL hsl(168.51,49.47%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.51,20.35%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.2643,-16.8868,-0.6149)
XYZ xyz(61.5279,72.6161,79.8807)
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