Subterranean River is pale, 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 | #e0c4b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d301f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Subterranean River Color. The Glitch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Summer Night (#36576a) for more calm effect. Try Endless Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d301f is the best complementary color to Subterranean River. 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 #1f3b4d complementary color is Metallic Bronze, 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 Blue Dianne are #1f4d47 and #1f244d. Thus found on the left and right of #1f3b4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Port Gore colors as they work well with Subterranean River.
The split-complementary Subterranean River palette consists of #4d471f and #4d1f23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d301f). Try Thatch Green and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #1f3b4d, 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 #1f3b4d 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 Subterranean River. Thus Thatch Green and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Subterranean River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Bronze, Bossanova, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #1f3b4d 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. Subterranean River tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4d301f) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Metallic Bronze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d1f3b and #1f4d30.
In a RGB color space, hex #1f3b4d is made of 19% red, 35% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Subterranean River has a hue angle of 203.48°, a saturation of 42.59% and a lightness of 21.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1f3b4d is made of 18.04% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #1f3b4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(31,59,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 35%, 46% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 7.06, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(203.48,42.59%,21.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.48,59.74%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.5223,-4.5075,-14.2115) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4686,3.9551,7.6018) |