Saltwater is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #3d2f21 |
| Complementary Color | #ded0c2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Saltwater Color. The Minuet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ballroom Blue (#a6b3c9) for more calm effect. Try Stellar Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ded0c2 is the best complementary color to Saltwater. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2d0de complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c2dede and #c2c2de. Thus found on the left and right of #c2d0de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Saltwater.
The split-complementary Saltwater palette consists of #dedec2 and #dec2c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded0c2). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c2d0de, 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 #c2d0de offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saltwater. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saltwater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Thistle, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2d0de square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saltwater tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ded0c2) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dec2d0 and #c2ded0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2d0de is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Saltwater has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 29.79% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2d0de is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #c2d0de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,208,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 5.49, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(210,29.79%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,12.61%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8363,-1.9473,-8.5391) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9888,61.855,77.9901) |