Waterwings 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 | #501421 |
| Complementary Color | #ebafbc |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Waterwings Color. The Slippery Tub 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 Diminished Sky (#d3f2ed) for more calm effect. Try Freshmint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ebafbc is the best complementary color to Waterwings. 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 #afebde complementary color is Beauty Bush, 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 Cruise are #afebc0 and #afd9eb. Thus found on the left and right of #afebde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madang and Regent St Blue colors as they work well with Waterwings.
The split-complementary Waterwings palette consists of #ebc0af and #ebafd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebafbc). Try Zinnwaldite and Kobi colors in combination with #afebde, 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 #afebde 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 Waterwings. Thus Chamois and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Waterwings contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #afebde 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. Waterwings tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ebafbc) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tea Green – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deafeb and #bcebaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #afebde is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Waterwings has a hue angle of 167°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afebde is made of 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #afebde |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,235,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 0, 5.1, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(167,60%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167,25.53%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.83,-21.576,0.1502) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5723,73.8045,80.1604) |