Deep Reservoir is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bdb0a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f5241 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Reservoir Color. The Aeronautic color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Insignia (#566977) for more calm effect. Try Sky Lodge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f5241 is the best complementary color to Deep Reservoir. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #424f5f complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #415d5f and #43415f. Thus found on the left and right of #424f5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Deep Reservoir.
The split-complementary Deep Reservoir palette consists of #5d5f41 and #5f4341 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5241). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #424f5f, 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 #424f5f offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Reservoir. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Reservoir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #424f5f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Reservoir tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5f5241) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f414e and #415f51.
In a RGB color space, hex #424f5f is made of 28% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Reservoir has a hue angle of 213.1°, a saturation of 18.01% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #424f5f is made of 11.37% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #424f5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,79,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 6.27, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(213.1,18.01%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.1,30.53%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0847,-0.9135,-11.0315) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1083,7.5764,11.9142) |