Arctic Water is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff0303 |
| Complementary Color | #fc0000 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Water Color. The First Timer Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Whimsical Blue (#00ebff) for more calm effect. Try Vibrant Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fc0000 is the best complementary color to Arctic Water. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #00fcfc complementary color is Red, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cyan / Aqua are #00fc7e and #007dfc. Thus found on the left and right of #00fcfc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Azure Radiance colors as they work well with Arctic Water.
The split-complementary Arctic Water palette consists of #fc7e00 and #fc007e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fc0000). Try Flush Orange and Rose colors in combination with #00fcfc, 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 #00fcfc 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 Arctic Water. Thus Yellow and Magenta / Fuchsia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red, Electric Violet, and Chartreuse split by 90° on the color wheel. #00fcfc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arctic Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fc0000) and two others. The Magenta / Fuchsia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fc00fb and #00fc00.
In a RGB color space, hex #00fcfc is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Water has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00fcfc is made of 98.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #00fcfc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,252,252) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 98.82, 0, 0, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,100%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.1599,-47.6502,-14.0119) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3811,76.6491,104.1294) |