Geyser Color

#c4d7cf

Geyser is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #3b2830
Complementary Color #d6c4cc
Color Shade: green cyan (154.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Geyser Color Sample
Geyser Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4d7cf

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Geyser Color. The Greywacke color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Clear View (#e2eae7) for more calm effect. Try Swimming Pool Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d6c4cc is the best complementary color to Geyser. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4d7cf complementary color is Maverick, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Conch are #c4d6c5 and #c4d5d6. Thus found on the left and right of #c4d7cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Tiara colors as they work well with Geyser.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Geyser palette consists of #d6c5c4 and #d6c4d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6c4cc). Try Cold Turkey and Maverick colors in combination with #c4d7cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c4d7cf offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Geyser. Thus Swirl and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Geyser contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maverick, Ghost, and Moon Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4d7cf square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Geyser tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d6c4cc) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Maverick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cec4d6 and #ccd6c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4d7cf is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Geyser has a hue angle of 154.74°, a saturation of 19.19% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4d7cf is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #c4d7cf
RGB Decimal rgb(196,215,207)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 7.45, 0, 3.13, 15.69
HSL hsl(154.74,19.19%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(154.74,8.84%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.4021,-7.8716,1.7574)
XYZ xyz(58.3279,64.8416,68.473)
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