Reflecting Pond 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 | #dfc1b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a2b20 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Reflecting Pond Color. The Ocean Trapeze 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 saturated alternative called Singing the Blues (#2b4d68) for more energetic effect. Try Kinetic Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a2b20 is the best complementary color to Reflecting Pond. 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 #203e4a complementary color is Saddle, 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 #204a41 and #20294a. Thus found on the left and right of #203e4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Reflecting Pond.
The split-complementary Reflecting Pond palette consists of #4a4120 and #4a2028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a2b20). Try Thatch Green and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #203e4a, 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 #203e4a 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 Reflecting Pond. Thus Woodland and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reflecting Pond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Bossanova, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #203e4a 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. Reflecting Pond tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4a2b20) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a203e and #204a2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #203e4a is made of 19% red, 37% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Reflecting Pond has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 39.62% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #203e4a is made of 16.47% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #203e4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(32,62,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 37%, 44% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 4.71, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,39.62%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,56.76%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.4709,-7.2412,-10.7639) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5543,4.2467,7.1109) |