Falling Tears is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #3d2820 |
| Complementary Color | #decac2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Falling Tears Color. The Heavenly Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Always Blue (#a2bacb) for more calm effect. Try Bush Viper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#decac2 is the best complementary color to Falling Tears. 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 #c2d7df 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 #c2ded8 and #c2c8de. Thus found on the left and right of #c2d7df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Falling Tears.
The split-complementary Falling Tears palette consists of #ded8c2 and #dec2c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#decac2). Try Tana and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c2d7df, 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 #c2d7df 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 Falling Tears. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falling Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2d7df 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. Falling Tears tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#decac2) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dec2d7 and #c2deca.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2d7df is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Falling Tears has a hue angle of 196.55°, a saturation of 31.18% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2d7df is made of 11.37% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #c2d7df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,215,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 3.14, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(196.55,31.18%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.55,13%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.6884,-5.3987,-6.3268) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8679,65.3979,79.2797) |