Breakwater 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 | #2e211b |
| Complementary Color | #e4d7d1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Breakwater Color. The Pallid Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Opal Waters (#b1c6d1) for more calm effect. Try Essex Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4d7d1 is the best complementary color to Breakwater. 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 #d1dee4 complementary color is Wafer, 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 Geyser are #d1e4e0 and #d1d4e4. Thus found on the left and right of #d1dee4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Breakwater.
The split-complementary Breakwater palette consists of #e4e0d1 and #e4d1d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4d7d1). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #d1dee4, 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 #d1dee4 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 Breakwater. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Breakwater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1dee4 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. Breakwater tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e4d7d1) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4d1de and #d1e4d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1dee4 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Breakwater has a hue angle of 198.95°, a saturation of 26.03% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1dee4 is made of 7.45% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #d1dee4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,222,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 2.35, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(198.95,26.03%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.95,8.33%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6786,-3.1914,-4.4399) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4194,71.3993,83.6796) |