Rushing River Color

#5f7797

Rushing River is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #a08868
Complementary Color #977f5f
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Rushing River Color Sample
Rushing River Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f7797

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rushing River Color. The Bijou Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Starry Sky Blue (#4f5e7e) for more energetic effect. Try Allure as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#977f5f is the best complementary color to Rushing River. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f7797 complementary color is Domino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #5f9397 and #625f97. Thus found on the left and right of #5f7797 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Scampi colors as they work well with Rushing River.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rushing River palette consists of #93975f and #97625f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#977f5f). Try Avocado and Au Chico colors in combination with #5f7797, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5f7797 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rushing River. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rushing River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f7797 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rushing River tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#977f5f) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #975f76 and #5f977f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f7797 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Rushing River has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 22.76% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f7797 is made of 21.97% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #5f7797
RGB Decimal rgb(95,119,151)
RGB Percentage 26%, 33%, 41%
CMYK 21.97, 12.55, 0, 40.78
HSL hsl(214.29,22.76%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,37.09%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.327,-0.4109,-20.11)
XYZ xyz(16.9021,17.8609,31.8348)
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