Refreshing Pool is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #481919 |
| Complementary Color | #e5b7b7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Refreshing Pool Color. The Foaming Surf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enchanted Evening (#d3e9ec) for more calm effect. Try Surfside as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5b7b7 is the best complementary color to Refreshing Pool. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7e6e6 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Blue are #b7e5ce and #b7cee5. Thus found on the left and right of #b7e6e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Refreshing Pool.
The split-complementary Refreshing Pool palette consists of #e5ceb7 and #e5b7ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5b7b7). Try Grain Brown and Melanie colors in combination with #b7e6e6, 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 #b7e6e6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Refreshing Pool. Thus Double Spanish White and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refreshing Pool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7e6e6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Refreshing Pool tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e5b7b7) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5b7e5 and #b7e5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7e6e6 is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Refreshing Pool has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 48.45% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7e6e6 is made of 18.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b7e6e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,230,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 18.44, 0, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(180,48.45%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,20.43%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.1483,-15.0314,-4.9915) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1082,72.3741,85.5591) |