Fountain City is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #632b30 |
| Complementary Color | #d49ca1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fountain City Color. The Misty Aqua color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aqua Whisper (#bfdfdf) for more calm effect. Try Monte Carlo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d49ca1 is the best complementary color to Fountain City. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9cd4cf complementary color is Careys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #9cd4b3 and #9cbdd4. Thus found on the left and right of #9cd4cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Fountain City.
The split-complementary Fountain City palette consists of #d4b39c and #d49cbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d49ca1). Try Cameo and Careys Pink colors in combination with #9cd4cf, 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 #9cd4cf offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fountain City. Thus Winter Hazel and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fountain City contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, East Side, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cd4cf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fountain City tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d49ca1) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf9cd4 and #a1d49c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9cd4cf is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Fountain City has a hue angle of 174.64°, a saturation of 39.44% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9cd4cf is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #9cd4cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,212,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 0, 1.96, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(174.64,39.44%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.64,26.42%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.1043,-18.9583,-3.3626) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5163,58.6599,67.7969) |