Aquifer 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 | #1d1312 |
| Complementary Color | #ede3e2 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquifer Color. The Light Dante Peak 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 Cloudy Sky (#c2d5da) for more energetic effect. Try Wishy-Washy Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ede3e2 is the best complementary color to Aquifer. 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 #e2eced complementary color is Soft Peach, 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 Mystic are #e2ede8 and #e2e6ed. Thus found on the left and right of #e2eced on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gin and Mystic colors as they work well with Aquifer.
The split-complementary Aquifer palette consists of #ede8e2 and #ede2e6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ede3e2). Try Pampas and Soft Peach colors in combination with #e2eced, 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 #e2eced 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 Aquifer. Thus Green White and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquifer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Peach, Snuff, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2eced 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. Aquifer tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ede3e2) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gin – 120° from the complementary Soft Peach. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ede2ec and #e2ede3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2eced is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aquifer has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 23.4% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2eced is made of 4.31% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #e2eced |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,236,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0.39, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,23.4%,90.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,4.64%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.6957,-3.1233,-1.6446) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.6455,82.2741,91.9616) |