Coastal 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 | #824824 |
| Complementary Color | #dba17c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Coastal Waters Color. The Sea Rover 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 Blue Effervescence (#97d5ea) for more energetic effect. Try Lothern Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dba17c is the best complementary color to Coastal 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 #7db7db complementary color is Tumbleweed, 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 Viking are #7cdbd0 and #7c88db. Thus found on the left and right of #7db7db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Coastal Waters.
The split-complementary Coastal Waters palette consists of #dbd07c and #db7c87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dba17c). Try Chenin and New York Pink colors in combination with #7db7db, 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 #7db7db 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 Coastal Waters. Thus Yellow Green and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coastal Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7db7db 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. Coastal Waters tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dba17c) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db7cb6 and #7cdba0.
In a RGB color space, hex #7db7db is made of 24% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Coastal Waters has a hue angle of 202.98°, a saturation of 56.63% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7db7db is made of 36.86% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #7db7db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,183,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 14.12, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(202.98,56.63%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.98,42.92%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7861,-9.4745,-23.9865) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1771,43.3414,73.3714) |