Witness 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 | #6f3f36 |
| Complementary Color | #c99990 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Witness Color. The Inner Sanctum color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called April Tears (#b4cbd4) for more calm effect. Try Take Five as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c99990 is the best complementary color to Witness. 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 #90c0c9 complementary color is Oriental Pink, 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 Half Baked are #90c9b5 and #90a3c9. Thus found on the left and right of #90c0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Witness.
The split-complementary Witness palette consists of #c9b590 and #c990a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c99990). Try Sorrell Brown and Viola colors in combination with #90c0c9, 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 #90c0c9 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 Witness. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Witness contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #90c0c9 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. Witness tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c99990) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c990bf and #90c999.
In a RGB color space, hex #90c0c9 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Witness has a hue angle of 189.47°, a saturation of 34.55% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90c0c9 is made of 22.35% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #90c0c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,192,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 3.53, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(189.47,34.55%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.47,28.36%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7274,-13.6017,-9.6447) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8939,47.8456,62.3381) |