River Styx is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #e9e7df |
| Complementary Color | #201e16 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 10.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to River Styx Color. The Spinel Stone Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Navy Blazer (#282d3c) for more energetic effect. Try Midnight Express as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#201e16 is the best complementary color to River Styx. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #161820 complementary color is Zeus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cinder are #161c20 and #191620. Thus found on the left and right of #161820 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bunker and Bastille colors as they work well with River Styx.
The split-complementary River Styx palette consists of #1c2016 and #201916 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#201e16). Try Log Cabin and Zeus colors in combination with #161820, 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 #161820 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the River Styx. Thus Log Cabin and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Styx contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zeus, Cocoa Brown, and Log Cabin split by 90° on the color wheel. #161820 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. River Styx tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#201e16) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Zeus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #201618 and #16201e.
In a RGB color space, hex #161820 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode River Styx has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 10.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #161820 is made of 3.92% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 87.45% black ink.
| HEX | #161820 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,24,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 3.14, 0, 87.45 |
| HSL | hsl(228,18.52%,10.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,31.25%,12.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(8.3777,1.4129,-5.8848) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.9182,0.9281,1.4973) |