Saline Water 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 | #3a1718 |
| Complementary Color | #e8c4c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Saline Water Color. The Cay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Terrace Pool (#a1d8e0) for more energetic effect. Try Morning Glory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8c4c5 is the best complementary color to Saline Water. 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 #c5e8e7 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 #c4e8d5 and #c4d7e8. Thus found on the left and right of #c5e8e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Saline Water.
The split-complementary Saline Water palette consists of #e8d5c4 and #e8c4d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8c4c5). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #c5e8e7, 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 #c5e8e7 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 Saline Water. Thus Aths Special and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saline Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5e8e7 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. Saline Water tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e8c4c5) and two others. The French Lilac 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 #e7c4e8 and #c5e8c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5e8e7 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Saline Water has a hue angle of 178.29°, a saturation of 43.21% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5e8e7 is made of 13.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #c5e8e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,232,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 0, 0.39, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(178.29,43.21%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.29,15.09%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.5581,-11.5443,-3.3428) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3064,75.3531,86.6512) |