Inland Waters 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 | #836c62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d867c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Inland Waters Color. The Chance of Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bulfinch Blue (#94b1b6) for more energetic effect. Try Metal Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d867c is the best complementary color to Inland Waters. 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 #7c939d complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #7c9d96 and #7c829d. Thus found on the left and right of #7c939d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Waterloo colors as they work well with Inland Waters.
The split-complementary Inland Waters palette consists of #9d967c and #9d7c82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d867c). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #7c939d, 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 #7c939d 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 Inland Waters. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Inland Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c939d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Inland Waters tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d867c) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d7c93 and #7c9d86.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c939d is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Inland Waters has a hue angle of 198.18°, a saturation of 14.41% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c939d is made of 12.94% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #7c939d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,147,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 3.92, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(198.18,14.41%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.18,21.02%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5136,-5.8511,-7.9907) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8317,27.5868,35.9143) |