Opal Waters is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4e392e |
| Complementary Color | #d1bbb1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Opal Waters Color. The Trisha's Eyes color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Fog (#9babbb) for more calm effect. Try Nordland Light Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1bbb1 is the best complementary color to Opal Waters. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1c6d1 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #b1d1cb and #b1b5d1. Thus found on the left and right of #b1c6d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Logan colors as they work well with Opal Waters.
The split-complementary Opal Waters palette consists of #d1cbb1 and #d1b1b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1bbb1). Try Soft Amber and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b1c6d1, 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 #b1c6d1 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opal Waters. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opal Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1c6d1 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opal Waters tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d1bbb1) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1b1c5 and #b1d1bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1c6d1 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Opal Waters has a hue angle of 200.63°, a saturation of 25.81% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1c6d1 is made of 12.55% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #b1c6d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,198,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 4.31, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(200.63,25.81%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.63,15.31%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6588,-4.8316,-7.9029) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8342,54.3387,68.1835) |