Wandering River Color

#73a4c6

Wandering River 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 #8c5b39
Complementary Color #c59473
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Wandering River Color Sample
Wandering River Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #73a4c6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wandering River Color. The Blue Topaz 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 soft alternative called Lichen Blue (#5d89b3) for more calm effect. Try Sky Babe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c59473 is the best complementary color to Wandering River. 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 #73a4c6 complementary color is Antique Brass, 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 Glacier are #73c5be and #737ac5. Thus found on the left and right of #73a4c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Wandering River.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wandering River palette consists of #c5be73 and #c5737a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c59473). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #73a4c6, 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 #73a4c6 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 Wandering River. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wandering River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, East Side, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #73a4c6 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. Wandering River tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c59473) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c573a4 and #73c594.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #73a4c6 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Wandering River has a hue angle of 204.58°, a saturation of 42.13% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73a4c6 is made of 32.55% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #73a4c6
RGB Decimal rgb(115,164,198)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 42%
CMYK 32.55, 13.34, 0, 22.35
HSL hsl(204.58,42.13%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.58,41.92%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.1787,-7.4499,-22.5642)
XYZ xyz(30.5387,34.273,58.4319)
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