Sunken Pool Color

#c8ddda

Sunken Pool 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 #372225
Complementary Color #ddc7cb
Color Shade: warm cyan (171.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Sunken Pool Color Sample
Sunken Pool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8ddda

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunken Pool Color. The Blue Angora color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kiss Me Kate (#e7eeec) for more calm effect. Try Brooklet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ddc7cb is the best complementary color to Sunken Pool. 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 #c8ddda complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Paris White are #c7ddcf and #c7d5dd. Thus found on the left and right of #c8ddda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Geyser colors as they work well with Sunken Pool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunken Pool palette consists of #ddcfc7 and #ddc7d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddc7cb). Try Wafer and Maverick colors in combination with #c8ddda, 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 #c8ddda 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 Sunken Pool. Thus Moon Mist and Blue Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunken Pool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8ddda square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Sunken Pool tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ddc7cb) and two others. The Blue Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dac7dd and #cbddc7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8ddda is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sunken Pool has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 23.6% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8ddda is made of 8.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #c8ddda
RGB Decimal rgb(200,221,218)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 8.24, 0, 1.18, 13.33
HSL hsl(171.43,23.6%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(171.43,9.5%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.5309,-7.542,-0.9238)
XYZ xyz(62.3308,69.0542,76.3733)
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