Swimming is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #3d1a1a |
| Complementary Color | #e4c2c2 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Swimming Color. The Sinbad color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shallow Shoal (#9dd6d4) for more energetic effect. Try Dulcet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4c2c2 is the best complementary color to Swimming. 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 #c2e5e5 complementary color is Cavern Pink, 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 Jagged Ice are #c2e4d3 and #c2d3e4. Thus found on the left and right of #c2e5e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Swimming.
The split-complementary Swimming palette consists of #e4d3c2 and #e4c2d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4c2c2). Try Bone and Melanie colors in combination with #c2e5e5, 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 #c2e5e5 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 Swimming. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swimming contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2e5e5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, 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. Swimming tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4c2c2) 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 #e4c2e4 and #c2e4c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2e5e5 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Swimming has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 40.23% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2e5e5 is made of 13.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #c2e5e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,229,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 0, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(180,40.23%,82.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,15.28%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5264,-11.3651,-3.8329) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4103,73.1651,84.8562) |