Cry Me a River 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 | #bd8767 |
| Complementary Color | #986242 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cry Me a River Color. The Jet Ski color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Running Water (#326193) for more energetic effect. Try Superior Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#986242 is the best complementary color to Cry Me a River. 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 #427898 complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 Wedgewood are #42988d and #424c98. Thus found on the left and right of #427898 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Victoria colors as they work well with Cry Me a River.
The split-complementary Cry Me a River palette consists of #988d42 and #98424c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#986242). Try Sycamore and Copper Rust colors in combination with #427898, 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 #427898 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 Cry Me a River. Thus Sycamore and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cry Me a River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #427898 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. Cry Me a River tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#986242) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #984277 and #429862.
In a RGB color space, hex #427898 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Cry Me a River has a hue angle of 202.33°, a saturation of 39.45% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #427898 is made of 33.73% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #427898 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,120,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 36%, 45% |
| CMYK | 33.73, 12.55, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(202.33,39.45%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.33,56.58%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.0809,-8.2449,-22.7484) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6307,16.8582,32.1886) |