Waterpark Color

#c9e3e5

Waterpark is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #361c1a
Complementary Color #e4cbc9
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.31% (better contrasting with black)
Waterpark Color Sample
Waterpark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9e3e5

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Waterpark Color. The Rapture Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cay (#a6d0d6) for more energetic effect. Try Midwinter Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e4cbc9 is the best complementary color to Waterpark. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9e3e5 complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c9e4d9 and #c9d4e4. Thus found on the left and right of #c9e3e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Botticelli colors as they work well with Waterpark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Waterpark palette consists of #e4d9c9 and #e4c9d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4cbc9). Try Pearl Bush and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c9e3e5, 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 #c9e3e5 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Waterpark. Thus White Rock and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Waterpark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9e3e5 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Waterpark tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4cbc9) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4c9e2 and #c9e4cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9e3e5 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Waterpark has a hue angle of 184.29°, a saturation of 35% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9e3e5 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #c9e3e5
RGB Decimal rgb(201,227,229)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 10.98, 0.78, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(184.29,35%,84.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.29,12.23%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.4538,-8.1418,-3.8877)
XYZ xyz(65.6993,73.0128,84.7589)
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