Hidden Waters is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ddada7 |
| Complementary Color | #582721 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Waters Color. The Nordic color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aquarium (#356b6f) for more calm effect. Try San Gabriel Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#582721 is the best complementary color to Hidden Waters. 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 #225258 complementary color is Cocoa Bean, 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 Blue Dianne are #215842 and #213658. Thus found on the left and right of #225258 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Hidden Waters.
The split-complementary Hidden Waters palette consists of #584221 and #582136 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#582721). Try Irish Coffee and Wine Berry colors in combination with #225258, 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 #225258 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 Hidden Waters. Thus Woodland and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hidden Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cocoa Bean, Grape, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #225258 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. Hidden Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#582721) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Cocoa Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #582152 and #215827.
In a RGB color space, hex #225258 is made of 17% red, 40% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Waters has a hue angle of 186.67°, a saturation of 44.26% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #225258 is made of 21.18% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #225258 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,82,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 40%, 43% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 2.35, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(186.67,44.26%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.67,61.36%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9866,-14.1685,-8.4295) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4384,7.0792,10.3123) |