Agua Fría Color

#9fc5cc

Agua Fría 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 #603a33
Complementary Color #cca59e
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Agua Fría Color Sample
Agua Fría Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9fc5cc

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Agua Fría Color. The Heavenly 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 Pure Turquoise (#7abec2) for more energetic effect. Try Cloudy Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cca59e is the best complementary color to Agua Fría. 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 #9fc5cc complementary color is Eunry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #9eccbc and #9eaecc. Thus found on the left and right of #9fc5cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Agua Fría.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Agua Fría palette consists of #ccbc9e and #cc9eae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cca59e). Try Rodeo Dust and Careys Pink colors in combination with #9fc5cc, 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 #9fc5cc 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 Agua Fría. Thus Thistle Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Agua Fría contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, East Side, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fc5cc square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Agua Fría tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cca59e) 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 #cc9ec5 and #9ecca5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9fc5cc is made of 28% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Agua Fría has a hue angle of 189.33°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fc5cc is made of 17.65% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #9fc5cc
RGB Decimal rgb(159,197,204)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 17.65, 2.75, 0, 20
HSL hsl(189.33,30.61%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.33,22.06%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0789,-11.0333,-7.6777)
XYZ xyz(45.1634,51.6631,64.7183)
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