Surf's Up 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 | #391b14 |
| Complementary Color | #eacdc6 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Surf's Up Color. The Light Delphin 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 saturated alternative called Ocean Cruise (#9cd4e1) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Calico as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eacdc6 is the best complementary color to Surf's Up. 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 #c6e4eb complementary color is Oyster Pink, 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 Jagged Ice are #c6eadf and #c6d1ea. Thus found on the left and right of #c6e4eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Surf's Up.
The split-complementary Surf's Up palette consists of #eadfc6 and #eac6d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eacdc6). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #c6e4eb, 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 #c6e4eb 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 Surf's Up. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Surf's Up contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6e4eb 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. Surf's Up tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eacdc6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eac6e3 and #c6eacd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6e4eb is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Surf's Up has a hue angle of 191.35°, a saturation of 48.05% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6e4eb is made of 14.51% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #c6e4eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,228,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 2.75, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(191.35,48.05%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.35,15.74%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.6812,-8.3872,-6.7259) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0275,73.4907,89.3024) |