Misty Surf 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 | #4a3736 |
| Complementary Color | #c9b6b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Misty Surf Color. The Bulfinch Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lake Forest (#96b4b1) for more energetic effect. Try Citadel Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9b6b5 is the best complementary color to Misty Surf. 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 #b5c8c9 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 Submarine are #b5c9c0 and #b5bec9. Thus found on the left and right of #b5c8c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Loblolly colors as they work well with Misty Surf.
The split-complementary Misty Surf palette consists of #c9c0b5 and #c9b5bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9b6b5). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b5c8c9, 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 #b5c8c9 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 Misty Surf. Thus Foggy Gray and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Misty Surf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5c8c9 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. Misty Surf tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c9b6b5) 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 #c9b5c8 and #b5c9b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5c8c9 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Misty Surf has a hue angle of 183°, a saturation of 15.63% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5c8c9 is made of 7.84% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #b5c8c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,200,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 0.39, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(183,15.63%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183,9.95%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2421,-6.2194,-2.7047) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2529,55.3494,63.2932) |