Continental 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 | #673934 |
| Complementary Color | #cb9c98 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Continental Waters Color. The Glacier 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 Glacier (#80b3c4) for more energetic effect. Try Open Seas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cb9c98 is the best complementary color to Continental 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 #98c6cb complementary color is Eunry, 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 Rock Blue are #98cbb6 and #98accb. Thus found on the left and right of #98c6cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Continental Waters.
The split-complementary Continental Waters palette consists of #cbb698 and #cb98ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cb9c98). Try Rodeo Dust and Viola colors in combination with #98c6cb, 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 #98c6cb 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 Continental Waters. Thus Pine Glade and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Continental Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, East Side, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #98c6cb 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. Continental Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cb9c98) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cb98c5 and #98cb9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #98c6cb is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Continental Waters has a hue angle of 185.88°, a saturation of 32.9% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98c6cb is made of 20% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #98c6cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,198,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20, 1.96, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(185.88,32.9%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.88,25.12%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9058,-13.8939,-7.4401) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9225,51.3754,64.1014) |