Water Wash is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #53381a |
| Complementary Color | #e5caac |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Wash Color. The Atlantic Breeze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Parlor (#85abdb) for more energetic effect. Try Weak Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5caac is the best complementary color to Water Wash. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acc7e5 complementary color is Hampton, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #ace3e5 and #adace5. Thus found on the left and right of #acc7e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Water Wash.
The split-complementary Water Wash palette consists of #e3e5ac and #e5adac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5caac). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #acc7e5, 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 #acc7e5 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Water Wash. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hampton, Light Orchid, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #acc7e5 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Water Wash tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5caac) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Hampton. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5acc7 and #ace5ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #acc7e5 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Water Wash has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 52.29% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acc7e5 is made of 22.35% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #acc7e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,199,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 11.76, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(211.58,52.29%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.58,24.89%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1992,-2.5078,-17.8843) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5795,55.2746,82.0793) |