Still 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 | #b5a2a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f4c4a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Still Water Color. The Nevada color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paradise City (#5f7475) for more calm effect. Try Blue Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f4c4a is the best complementary color to Still 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 #4a5d5f complementary color is Don Juan, 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 River Bed are #4a5f56 and #4a525f. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5d5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Trout colors as they work well with Still Water.
The split-complementary Still Water palette consists of #5f564a and #5f4a52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f4c4a). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #4a5d5f, 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 #4a5d5f 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 Still Water. Thus Finch and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Still Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5d5f 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. Still Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5f4c4a) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f4a5d and #4a5f4c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5d5f is made of 28% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Still Water has a hue angle of 185.71°, a saturation of 12.43% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5d5f is made of 8.23% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5d5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,93,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0.78, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(185.71,12.43%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.71,22.11%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.0405,-6.7035,-3.5453) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8039,10.1108,12.314) |