Shallow Water is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #750e01 |
| Complementary Color | #fe9689 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shallow Water Color. The Fresh Air color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called CGA Blue (#56ffff) for more energetic effect. Try Electric Sheep as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fe9689 is the best complementary color to Shallow Water. 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 #8af1fe complementary color is Vivid Tangerine, 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 Anakiwa are #89fed1 and #89b6fe. Thus found on the left and right of #8af1fe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with Shallow Water.
The split-complementary Shallow Water palette consists of #fed189 and #fe89b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe9689). Try Grandis and Tickle Me Pink colors in combination with #8af1fe, 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 #8af1fe 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 Shallow Water. Thus Dolly and Blush Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shallow Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vivid Tangerine, Heliotrope, and Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #8af1fe 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. Shallow Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fe9689) and two others. The Blush Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Vivid Tangerine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe89f0 and #89fe96.
In a RGB color space, hex #8af1fe is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Shallow Water has a hue angle of 186.72°, a saturation of 98.31% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8af1fe is made of 45.49% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #8af1fe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,241,254) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 5.1, 0, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(186.72,98.31%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.72,45.67%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.6125,-26.7236,-15.6159) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8259,75.4696,105.1799) |