Water Nymph 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 | #7e2f20 |
| Complementary Color | #df8f81 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Nymph Color. The Nancy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aquella (#59b6d9) for more energetic effect. Try Charter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#df8f81 is the best complementary color to Water Nymph. 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 #81d0df complementary color is Burning Sand, 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 Aquamarine Blue are #81dfbe and #81a1df. Thus found on the left and right of #81d0df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Water Nymph.
The split-complementary Water Nymph palette consists of #dfbe81 and #df81a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#df8f81). Try Harvest Gold and Deep Blush colors in combination with #81d0df, 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 #81d0df 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 Water Nymph. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Nymph contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burning Sand, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #81d0df 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. Water Nymph tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#df8f81) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Burning Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #df81d0 and #81df8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #81d0df is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Water Nymph has a hue angle of 189.57°, a saturation of 59.49% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81d0df is made of 36.86% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #81d0df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,208,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 5.88, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(189.57,59.49%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.57,42.15%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1026,-20.434,-15.0457) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9284,55.1066,78.0807) |