Tidewater is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #3d1c22 |
| Complementary Color | #e3c2c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tidewater Color. The Thawed Out color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chilly White (#e5f1ed) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3c2c7 is the best complementary color to Tidewater. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2e3dd complementary color is Pink Flare, 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 Skeptic are #c2e3cc and #c2d8e3. Thus found on the left and right of #c2e3dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Tidewater.
The split-complementary Tidewater palette consists of #e3ccc2 and #e3c2d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3c2c7). Try Dust Storm and Melanie colors in combination with #c2e3dd, 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 #c2e3dd 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 Tidewater. Thus Bone and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tidewater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Flare, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2e3dd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Tidewater tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e3c2c7) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Pink Flare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddc2e3 and #c7e3c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2e3dd is made of 30% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Tidewater has a hue angle of 169.09°, a saturation of 37.08% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2e3dd is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #c2e3dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,227,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 2.35, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(169.09,37.08%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.09,14.54%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7892,-11.9515,-0.711) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7684,71.628,78.9239) |