Backwater Color

#687078

Backwater is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #978f87
Complementary Color #787068
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.92% (better contrasting with white)
Backwater Color Sample
Backwater Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #687078

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Backwater Color. The Infinity and Beyond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Midnight Sun (#4e5a6d) for more energetic effect. Try Aluminium as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#787068 is the best complementary color to Backwater. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #687078 complementary color is Sandstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #687878 and #686878. Thus found on the left and right of #687078 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Dolphin colors as they work well with Backwater.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Backwater palette consists of #787868 and #786868 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787068). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #687078, 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 #687078 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Backwater. Thus Limed Ash and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Backwater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandstone, Old Lavender, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #687078 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Backwater tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#787068) and two others. The Falcon 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 #786870 and #687870.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #687078 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Backwater has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 7.14% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #687078 is made of 6.28% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #687078
RGB Decimal rgb(104,112,120)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 6.28, 3.14, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(210,7.14%,43.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,13.33%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.8265,-1.2449,-5.4643)
XYZ xyz(14.8933,15.8875,20.0509)
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