Hydro 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 | #bd968d |
| Complementary Color | #724b42 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hydro Color. The Velvet Evening 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 Midsummer Night (#3a505b) for more calm effect. Try Stargazer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#724b42 is the best complementary color to Hydro. 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 #426972 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 William are #427263 and #425072. Thus found on the left and right of #426972 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and Fiord colors as they work well with Hydro.
The split-complementary Hydro palette consists of #726342 and #724251 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#724b42). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #426972, 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 #426972 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 Hydro. Thus Dingley and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hydro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Mulled Wine, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #426972 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. Hydro tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#724b42) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #724269 and #42724b.
In a RGB color space, hex #426972 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Hydro has a hue angle of 191.25°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #426972 is made of 18.83% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #426972 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,105,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 3.53, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(191.25,26.67%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.25,42.11%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.9633,-11.1877,-9.3863) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3356,12.4763,17.783) |