Water Leaf Color

#b6ecde

Water Leaf 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 #491321
Complementary Color #ecb5c3
Color Shade: green cyan (164.44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.96% (better contrasting with black)
Water Leaf Color Sample
Water Leaf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6ecde

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Leaf Color. The Diluted Mint 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 Icy Wind (#d3f1ee) for more calm effect. Try Sea Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ecb5c3 is the best complementary color to Water Leaf. 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 #b6ecde complementary color is Beauty Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cruise are #b5ecc2 and #b5dfec. Thus found on the left and right of #b6ecde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madang and Spindle colors as they work well with Water Leaf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Water Leaf palette consists of #ecc2b5 and #ecb5df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecb5c3). Try Zinnwaldite and Light Orchid colors in combination with #b6ecde, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b6ecde 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 Water Leaf. Thus Chamois and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Water Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6ecde square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Water Leaf tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ecb5c3) 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 #deb5ec and #c4ecb5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6ecde is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Water Leaf has a hue angle of 164.44°, a saturation of 58.7% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6ecde is made of 21.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #b6ecde
RGB Decimal rgb(182,236,222)
RGB Percentage 28%, 37%, 35%
CMYK 21.18, 0, 5.49, 7.45
HSL hsl(164.44,58.7%,81.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(164.44,22.88%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.4912,-19.9749,1.1618)
XYZ xyz(62.4717,75.2099,80.3316)
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