Watershed is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #4f313d |
| Complementary Color | #ceb0bb |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Watershed Color. The Silicate Light Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light White Box (#cedcd6) for more calm effect. Try Lovage Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ceb0bb is the best complementary color to Watershed. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0cec2 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gum Leaf are #b0ceb3 and #b0cbce. Thus found on the left and right of #b0cec2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Watershed.
The split-complementary Watershed palette consists of #ceb3b0 and #ceb0cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceb0bb). Try Clam Shell and Lily colors in combination with #b0cec2, 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 #b0cec2 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Watershed. Thus Soft Amber and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watershed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Logan, and Thistle Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0cec2 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watershed tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ceb0bb) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2b0ce and #bcceb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0cec2 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Watershed has a hue angle of 156°, a saturation of 23.44% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0cec2 is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #b0cec2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,206,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 0, 4.7, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(156,23.44%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156,14.56%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.33,-12.3607,2.5995) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7134,57.2678,59.4725) |