Water Raceway is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7c37 |
| Complementary Color | #c84400 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Raceway Color. The Isle of Capri color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tiny Bubbles (#0088ab) for more calm effect. Try Tibetan Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c84400 is the best complementary color to Water Raceway. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0083c8 complementary color is Grenadier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lochmara are #00c8a8 and #001fc8. Thus found on the left and right of #0083c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Water Raceway.
The split-complementary Water Raceway palette consists of #c8a800 and #c8001e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c84400). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0083c8, 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 #0083c8 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Water Raceway. Thus Pistachio and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Raceway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Electric Violet, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0083c8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Water Raceway tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c84400) and two others. The Lipstick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Grenadier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c80083 and #00c845.
In a RGB color space, hex #0083c8 is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Water Raceway has a hue angle of 200.7°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0083c8 is made of 78.43% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #0083c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,131,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 40%, 60% |
| CMYK | 78.43, 27.06, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(200.7,100%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.7,100%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2895,-4.368,-44.016) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5416,20.4027,57.6045) |