Warm Waters 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 | #81443d |
| Complementary Color | #c2857e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Waters Color. The Estuary Blue 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 saturated alternative called Pacific Palisade (#69a4b9) for more energetic effect. Try Crystal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2857e is the best complementary color to Warm Waters. 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 #7ebbc2 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #7ec2a7 and #7e99c2. Thus found on the left and right of #7ebbc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Warm Waters.
The split-complementary Warm Waters palette consists of #c2a77e and #c27e98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2857e). Try Indian Khaki and Puce colors in combination with #7ebbc2, 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 #7ebbc2 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 Warm Waters. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Warm Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7ebbc2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Warm Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c2857e) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c27ebb and #7ec285.
In a RGB color space, hex #7ebbc2 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Waters has a hue angle of 186.18°, a saturation of 35.79% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7ebbc2 is made of 26.67% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #7ebbc2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,187,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 2.75, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(186.18,35.79%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.18,35.05%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1424,-17.7855,-9.7862) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1121,43.8713,57.6036) |