Water 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 | #2b0e06 |
| Complementary Color | #f8dcd4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Color. The Soap Bubble color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Atmospheric Soft Blue (#ace1f0) for more calm effect. Try Azure Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f8dcd4 is the best complementary color to Water. 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 #d4f1f9 complementary color is Linen, 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 Humming Bird are #d4f8ee and #d4def8. Thus found on the left and right of #d4f1f9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Ice and Moon Raker colors as they work well with Water.
The split-complementary Water palette consists of #f8eed4 and #f8d4de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f8dcd4). Try Coconut Cream and Azalea colors in combination with #d4f1f9, 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 #d4f1f9 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 Water. Thus Coconut Cream and Cherub giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Linen, Moon Raker, and Feta split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4f1f9 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. Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#f8dcd4) and two others. The Cherub is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Romance – 120° from the complementary Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f8d4f0 and #d4f8dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4f1f9 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Water has a hue angle of 192.97°, a saturation of 75.51% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4f1f9 is made of 14.51% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #d4f1f9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,241,249) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 3.14, 0, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(192.97,75.51%,90.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.97,14.86%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.3406,-7.8134,-7.0456) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.7056,83.7472,101.7972) |