Link Water is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #383227 |
| Complementary Color | #d8d2c7 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Link Water Color. The Wisp of Smoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fragrant Wand (#adb1c1) for more calm effect. Try Perseverance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8d2c7 is the best complementary color to Link Water. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7cdd8 complementary color is Swirl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #c7d5d8 and #c9c7d8. Thus found on the left and right of #c7cdd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Ghost colors as they work well with Link Water.
The split-complementary Link Water palette consists of #d5d8c7 and #d8c9c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8d2c7). Try Moon Mist and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #c7cdd8, 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 #c7cdd8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Link Water. Thus Tasman and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Link Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Maverick, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7cdd8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Link Water tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d8d2c7) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8c7cc and #c7d8d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7cdd8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Link Water has a hue angle of 218.82°, a saturation of 17.89% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7cdd8 is made of 6.67% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #c7cdd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,205,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 4.32, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(218.82,17.89%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.82,7.87%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.251,0.0639,-6.1643) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7792,60.7626,73.6488) |