Fresh Water is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #391c08 |
| Complementary Color | #f7dac5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Water Color. The Kodama White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Clear Skies (#e8f7fd) for more energetic effect. Try Moon White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f7dac5 is the best complementary color to Fresh Water. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6e3f7 complementary color is Givry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tropical Blue are #c5f7f2 and #c5caf7. Thus found on the left and right of #c6e3f7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Humming Bird and Perfume colors as they work well with Fresh Water.
The split-complementary Fresh Water palette consists of #f7f2c5 and #f7c5ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f7dac5). Try Citrine White and Azalea colors in combination with #c6e3f7, 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 #c6e3f7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fresh Water. Thus Orinoco and Chantilly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Givry, Perfume, and Gossip split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6e3f7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fresh Water tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f7dac5) and two others. The Chantilly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Romance – 120° from the complementary Givry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f7c5e3 and #c5f7da.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6e3f7 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Water has a hue angle of 204.49°, a saturation of 75.38% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6e3f7 is made of 19.21% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c6e3f7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,227,247) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 7.84, 0, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(204.49,75.38%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.49,19.84%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.7612,-5.3624,-12.9067) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5463,73.6593,98.6533) |