Water Mist 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 | #38271c |
| Complementary Color | #e2d2c7 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Mist Color. The Skyway color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Perennial Blue (#a4bbd3) for more energetic effect. Try Seascape Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e2d2c7 is the best complementary color to Water Mist. 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 #c7d8e3 complementary color is Dust Storm, 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 Botticelli are #c7e2df and #c7cae2. Thus found on the left and right of #c7d8e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Water Mist.
The split-complementary Water Mist palette consists of #e2dfc7 and #e2c7ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2d2c7). Try Tana and Dust Storm colors in combination with #c7d8e3, 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 #c7d8e3 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 Water Mist. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7d8e3 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. Water Mist tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e2d2c7) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2c7d7 and #c7e2d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7d8e3 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Water Mist has a hue angle of 203.57°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7d8e3 is made of 10.98% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #c7d8e3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,216,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 4.31, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(203.57,33.33%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.57,12.33%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4028,-3.5094,-7.3517) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9742,66.7999,82.3003) |