American River 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 | #9d918e |
| Complementary Color | #716461 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to American River Color. The Legendary Sword 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 saturated alternative called Thundercloud (#698589) for more energetic effect. Try Trout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#716461 is the best complementary color to American River. 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 #626e71 complementary color is Sandstone, 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 Nevada are #61716c and #616671. Thus found on the left and right of #626e71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with American River.
The split-complementary American River palette consists of #716c61 and #716166 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#716461). Try Flint and Scorpion colors in combination with #626e71, 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 #626e71 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 American River. Thus Limed Ash and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandstone, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #626e71 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. American River tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#716461) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Sandstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71616e and #617164.
In a RGB color space, hex #626e71 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode American River has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 7.11% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #626e71 is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #626e71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,110,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.17, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(192,7.11%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192,13.27%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.553,-3.8367,-3.2119) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5936,14.9408,17.7902) |