Shallow End Color

#c5f5e8

Shallow End 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 #3a0a17
Complementary Color #f5c4d1
Color Shade: green cyan (163.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Shallow End Color Sample
Shallow End Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5f5e8

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shallow End Color. The White Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oasis Stream (#a2ebd8) for more calm effect. Try Mint Condition as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f5c4d1 is the best complementary color to Shallow End. 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 #c5f5e8 complementary color is Azalea, 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 Mint Tulip are #c4f5d0 and #c4eaf5. Thus found on the left and right of #c5f5e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Romance and Mint Tulip colors as they work well with Shallow End.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shallow End palette consists of #f5d0c4 and #f5c4ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f5c4d1). Try Mandys Pink and Azalea colors in combination with #c5f5e8, 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 #c5f5e8 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 Shallow End. Thus Sidecar and Moon Raker giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shallow End contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azalea, Moon Raker, and Tusk split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5f5e8 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. Shallow End tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#f5c4d1) and two others. The Moon Raker is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tea Green – 120° from the complementary Azalea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8c4f5 and #d2f5c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5f5e8 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shallow End has a hue angle of 163.75°, a saturation of 70.59% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5f5e8 is made of 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #c5f5e8
RGB Decimal rgb(197,245,232)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 18.83, 0, 5.1, 3.92
HSL hsl(163.75,70.59%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(163.75,19.59%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.015,-17.8352,1.1943)
XYZ xyz(70.2439,83.0013,88.6625)
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