Stretch of Water Color

#9dbbd0

Stretch of Water is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #62442f
Complementary Color #d0b29d
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Stretch of Water Color Sample
Stretch of Water Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9dbbd0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stretch of Water Color. The Glacial Stream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Astro Bound (#899fb9) for more calm effect. Try Dusk Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0b29d is the best complementary color to Stretch of Water. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9dbbd0 complementary color is Rodeo Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #9dd0cb and #9da1d0. Thus found on the left and right of #9dbbd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Stretch of Water.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stretch of Water palette consists of #d0cb9d and #d09da1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0b29d). Try Yuma and Eunry colors in combination with #9dbbd0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9dbbd0 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stretch of Water. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stretch of Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dbbd0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stretch of Water tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d0b29d) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d09dba and #9dd0b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9dbbd0 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Stretch of Water has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 35.17% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dbbd0 is made of 20% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #9dbbd0
RGB Decimal rgb(157,187,208)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 20, 8.24, 0, 18.43
HSL hsl(204.71,35.17%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.71,24.52%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3576,-5.4566,-13.9224)
XYZ xyz(43.0601,47.2628,66.5276)
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