H₂O is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #401e19 |
| Complementary Color | #e6c4be |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to H₂O Color. The Blue Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Exotic Escape (#96d9df) for more energetic effect. Try Shallow Shoal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6c4be is the best complementary color to H₂O. 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 #bfe1e6 complementary color is Cavern Pink, 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 Jagged Ice are #bee6d7 and #becde6. Thus found on the left and right of #bfe1e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with H₂O.
The split-complementary H₂O palette consists of #e6d7be and #e6becd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6c4be). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #bfe1e6, 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 #bfe1e6 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 H₂O. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of H₂O contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfe1e6 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. H₂O tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6c4be) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6bee0 and #bee6c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfe1e6 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode H₂O has a hue angle of 187.69°, a saturation of 43.82% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfe1e6 is made of 15.3% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #bfe1e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,225,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 1.96, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(187.69,43.82%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.69,16.96%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.3098,-10.0571,-6.174) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.694,70.64,85.1935) |