Water Welt Color

#3994af

Water Welt 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 #c66b50
Complementary Color #af5338
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.49% (better contrasting with white)
Water Welt Color Sample
Water Welt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3994af

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Welt Color. The Sea Bed color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Calypso Blue (#347d8b) for more calm effect. Try Turkish Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#af5338 is the best complementary color to Water Welt. 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 #3994af complementary color is Brown Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Boston Blue are #38af8f and #3858af. Thus found on the left and right of #3994af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Azure colors as they work well with Water Welt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Water Welt palette consists of #af8f38 and #af3858 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af5338). Try Luxor Gold and Night Shadz colors in combination with #3994af, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #3994af 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 Water Welt. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Water Welt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Rust, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3994af square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Water Welt tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#af5338) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Brown Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af3894 and #38af54.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3994af is made of 15% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Water Welt has a hue angle of 193.73°, a saturation of 50.86% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3994af is made of 46.28% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #3994af
RGB Decimal rgb(57,148,175)
RGB Percentage 15%, 39%, 46%
CMYK 46.28, 10.59, 0, 31.37
HSL hsl(193.73,50.86%,45.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.73,67.43%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2162,-18.1172,-22.0262)
XYZ xyz(20.0151,25.1448,44.356)
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