Water Sports 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 | #b43 |
| Complementary Color | #cc5443 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Sports Color. The Norse Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sardinia Beaches (#28a4cb) for more energetic effect. Try Medium Turquoise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cc5443 is the best complementary color to Water Sports. 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 #4bc complementary color is Mojo, 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 White are #43cc99 and #4377cc. Thus found on the left and right of #4bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Indigo colors as they work well with Water Sports.
The split-complementary Water Sports palette consists of #cc9943 and #cc4376 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc5443). Try Tussock and Mulberry colors in combination with #4bc, 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 #4bc 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 Sports. Thus Turmeric and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Sports contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mojo, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4bc 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. Water Sports tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cc5443) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Mojo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc43bb and #43cc55.
In a RGB color space, hex #44bbcc is made of 15% red, 41% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Water Sports has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44bbcc is made of 53.33% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #44bbcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,187,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 41%, 44% |
| CMYK | 53.33, 6.67, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,57.14%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,66.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.2664,-27.4669,-18.2991) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0533,41.1292,63.4288) |