Water Chi 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 | #caa78c |
| Complementary Color | #735034 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Chi Color. The Antarctic Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Soul Search (#377290) for more energetic effect. Try Sharp Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#735034 is the best complementary color to Water Chi. 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 #355873 complementary color is Shingle Fawn, 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 San Juan are #34736f and #343873. Thus found on the left and right of #355873 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Rhino colors as they work well with Water Chi.
The split-complementary Water Chi palette consists of #736f34 and #733438 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#735034). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #355873, 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 #355873 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 Chi. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Chi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Eminence, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #355873 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 Chi tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#735034) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #733458 and #347350.
In a RGB color space, hex #355873 is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Water Chi has a hue angle of 206.13°, a saturation of 36.9% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #355873 is made of 24.32% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #355873 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,88,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 24.32, 10.59, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(206.13,36.9%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.13,53.91%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9344,-4.2551,-19.2546) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0524,8.9741,17.5274) |