Underwater Color

#cfeee8

Underwater 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 #301117
Complementary Color #eecfd5
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.39° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.25% (better contrasting with black)
Underwater Color Sample
Underwater Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfeee8

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Underwater Color. The Aqua Squeeze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silent Ripple (#abe3de) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Cube as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eecfd5 is the best complementary color to Underwater. 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 #cfeee8 complementary color is Vanilla Ice, 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 Jagged Ice are #cfeed8 and #cfe4ee. Thus found on the left and right of #cfeee8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frostee and Jagged Ice colors as they work well with Underwater.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Underwater palette consists of #eed8cf and #eecfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eecfd5). Try Pot Pourri and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #cfeee8, 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 #cfeee8 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 Underwater. Thus Aths Special and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Underwater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla Ice, Prelude, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfeee8 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. Underwater tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#eecfd5) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Peppermint – 120° from the complementary Vanilla Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7cfee and #d5eecf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfeee8 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Underwater has a hue angle of 168.39°, a saturation of 47.69% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfeee8 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #cfeee8
RGB Decimal rgb(207,238,232)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 12.15, 0, 2.35, 6.67
HSL hsl(168.39,47.69%,87.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.39,13.03%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.7927,-11.2229,-0.5149)
XYZ xyz(70.8722,80.2407,88.0966)
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