Holy Water 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 | #b99188 |
| Complementary Color | #774f46 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Holy Water Color. The Almost Famous color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Flounce (#4a8791) for more energetic effect. Try Arctic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#774f46 is the best complementary color to Holy Water. 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 #466e77 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 Blue Bayoux are #467767 and #465577. Thus found on the left and right of #466e77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and Fiord colors as they work well with Holy Water.
The split-complementary Holy Water palette consists of #776746 and #774655 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#774f46). Try Tobacco Brown and Ferra colors in combination with #466e77, 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 #466e77 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 Holy Water. Thus Dingley and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Holy Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #466e77 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. Holy Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#774f46) 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 #77466e and #46774f.
In a RGB color space, hex #466e77 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Holy Water has a hue angle of 191.02°, a saturation of 25.93% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #466e77 is made of 19.22% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #466e77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,110,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 3.53, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(191.02,25.93%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.02,41.18%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.9243,-11.4868,-9.4379) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4315,13.7859,19.5112) |