River Valley is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #6b5a48 |
| Complementary Color | #b7a694 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to River Valley Color. The Evening Hush color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shadow Blue (#778ba5) for more energetic effect. Try Starset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7a694 is the best complementary color to River Valley. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #94a5b7 complementary color is Heathered Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #94b6b7 and #9494b7. Thus found on the left and right of #94a5b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with River Valley.
The split-complementary River Valley palette consists of #b6b794 and #b79494 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7a694). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #94a5b7, 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 #94a5b7 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the River Valley. Thus Schist and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heathered Gray, Lilac, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #94a5b7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. River Valley tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b7a694) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Heathered Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b794a4 and #94b7a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #94a5b7 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode River Valley has a hue angle of 210.86°, a saturation of 19.55% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #94a5b7 is made of 13.72% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #94a5b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,165,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 7.05, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(210.86,19.55%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.86,19.13%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.9948,-2.053,-11.2734) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2151,36.6251,50.0658) |