Cool Waters 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 | #b78987 |
| Complementary Color | #784948 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Waters Color. The Bristol Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Arctic Nights (#345c61) for more energetic effect. Try Half Baked as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#784948 is the best complementary color to Cool Waters. 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 #487678 complementary color is Ferra, 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 Faded Jade are #487862 and #485d78. Thus found on the left and right of #487678 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Cool Waters.
The split-complementary Cool Waters palette consists of #786148 and #78485d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#784948). Try Tobacco Brown and Eggplant colors in combination with #487678, 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 #487678 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 Cool Waters. Thus Go Ben and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #487678 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. Cool Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#784948) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #784875 and #48784a.
In a RGB color space, hex #487678 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Waters has a hue angle of 182.5°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #487678 is made of 18.82% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #487678 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,118,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 0.79, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(182.5,25%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.5,40%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.566,-15.1334,-6.0758) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5411,15.6907,20.1369) |