Valley of Tears 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 | #2e1e1b |
| Complementary Color | #e4d4d1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Valley of Tears Color. The Mech Suit 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 Take Five (#b3c9d3) for more energetic effect. Try Dante Peak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4d4d1 is the best complementary color to Valley of Tears. 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 #d1e1e4 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d1e4dd and #d1d7e4. Thus found on the left and right of #d1e1e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Geyser colors as they work well with Valley of Tears.
The split-complementary Valley of Tears palette consists of #e4ddd1 and #e4d1d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4d4d1). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #d1e1e4, 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 #d1e1e4 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 Valley of Tears. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valley of Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1e1e4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Valley of Tears tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4d4d1) 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 #e4d1e1 and #d1e4d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1e1e4 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Valley of Tears has a hue angle of 189.47°, a saturation of 26.03% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1e1e4 is made of 7.45% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #d1e1e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,225,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 1.17, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(189.47,26.03%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.47,8.33%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4511,-4.7381,-3.3034) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2233,73.0072,83.9475) |