Fountain 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 | #a94a35 |
| Complementary Color | #c96a56 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fountain Color. The Sea Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rainy Mood (#4499aa) for more calm effect. Try Gem Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c96a56 is the best complementary color to Fountain. 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 #56b5ca complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Shakespeare are #56c9a4 and #567ac9. Thus found on the left and right of #56b5ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Fountain.
The split-complementary Fountain palette consists of #c9a456 and #c9567b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c96a56). Try Roti and Mulberry colors in combination with #56b5ca, 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 #56b5ca 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 Fountain. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fountain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #56b5ca 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. Fountain tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c96a56) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c956b4 and #56c96b.
In a RGB color space, hex #56b5ca is made of 18% red, 39% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Fountain has a hue angle of 190.86°, a saturation of 52.25% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56b5ca is made of 45.49% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #56b5ca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,181,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 39%, 43% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 8.24, 0, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(190.86,52.25%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.86,57.43%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.9611,-21.9555,-19.1304) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0223,39.2904,61.8259) |