Shore Water Color

#6797a2

Shore 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 #98685d
Complementary Color #a27166
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.19° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Shore Water Color Sample
Shore Water Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6797a2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shore Water Color. The Holbein Blue Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Refuge (#607d84) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a27166 is the best complementary color to Shore 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 #6797a2 complementary color is Toast, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #66a28f and #6679a2. Thus found on the left and right of #6797a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Hoki colors as they work well with Shore Water.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shore Water palette consists of #a28f66 and #a26679 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a27166). Try Sandal and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6797a2, 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 #6797a2 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 Shore Water. Thus Green Smoke and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shore Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #6797a2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Shore Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a27166) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a26696 and #66a271.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6797a2 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Shore Water has a hue angle of 191.19°, a saturation of 24.08% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6797a2 is made of 23.14% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #6797a2
RGB Decimal rgb(103,151,162)
RGB Percentage 25%, 36%, 39%
CMYK 23.14, 4.31, 0, 36.47
HSL hsl(191.19,24.08%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.19,36.42%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5488,-13.2452,-10.9156)
XYZ xyz(23.1817,27.6254,38.2929)
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