Restful Retreat is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #4e3836 |
| Complementary Color | #c9b3b1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Restful Retreat Color. The Blithe Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ashlin Grey (#d2d9da) for more calm effect. Try Aluminum Foil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9b3b1 is the best complementary color to Restful Retreat. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1c7c9 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #b1c9bf and #b1bbc9. Thus found on the left and right of #b1c7c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Restful Retreat.
The split-complementary Restful Retreat palette consists of #c9bfb1 and #c9b1bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b3b1). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #b1c7c9, 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 #b1c7c9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Restful Retreat. Thus Foggy Gray and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Restful Retreat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1c7c9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Restful Retreat tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c9b3b1) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9b1c7 and #b1c9b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1c7c9 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Restful Retreat has a hue angle of 185°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1c7c9 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #b1c7c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,199,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0.78, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(185,18.18%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185,11.94%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7008,-7.009,-3.5322) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0975,54.411,63.173) |