Water Leaf 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 | #5e1621 |
| Complementary Color | #e9a0ab |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Leaf Color. The Shallow End color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tender Turquoise (#82d9c5) for more calm effect. Try Clean Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e9a0ab is the best complementary color to Water Leaf. 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 #a1e9de complementary color is Sea 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 Water Leaf are #a0e9ba and #a0d0e9. Thus found on the left and right of #a1e9de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madang and Cornflower colors as they work well with Water Leaf.
The split-complementary Water Leaf palette consists of #e9baa0 and #e9a0cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9a0ab). Try Cashmere and Kobi colors in combination with #a1e9de, 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 #a1e9de 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 Water Leaf. Thus Zombie and Biloba Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Pink, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1e9de 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. Water Leaf tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e9a0ab) and two others. The Biloba Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Sea Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dea0e9 and #abe9a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1e9de is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Water Leaf has a hue angle of 170.83°, a saturation of 62.07% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1e9de is made of 28.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #a1e9de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,233,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 36% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 0, 4.31, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(170.83,62.07%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.83,30.9%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5476,-24.6254,-1.8133) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0217,71.1288,79.8311) |