River Bed 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 | #bcb3a6 |
| Complementary Color | #595043 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to River Bed Color. The Durango Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Starry Sky Blue (#4f5e7e) for more energetic effect. Try Bijou Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#595043 is the best complementary color to River Bed. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #434c59 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 #435759 and #454359. Thus found on the left and right of #434c59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with River Bed.
The split-complementary River Bed palette consists of #575943 and #594543 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#595043). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #434c59, 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 #434c59 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 River Bed. Thus Gray Asparagus and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Bed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #434c59 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. River Bed tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#595043) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59434b and #435950.
In a RGB color space, hex #434c59 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode River Bed has a hue angle of 215.45°, a saturation of 14.1% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #434c59 is made of 8.63% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #434c59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,76,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 5.1, 0, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(215.45,14.1%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.45,24.72%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9961,-0.3103,-8.8614) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7024,7.0834,10.4652) |