Cold Heights is calm, 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 | #d21 |
| Complementary Color | #ed3322 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Heights Color. The Bright Cerulean 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 Charybdis (#16a3cb) for more calm effect. Try Fish Boy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ed3322 is the best complementary color to Cold Heights. 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 #2de complementary color is Pomegranate, 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 White are #22ed98 and #2277ed. Thus found on the left and right of #2de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Cold Heights.
The split-complementary Cold Heights palette consists of #ed9822 and #ed2276 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ed3322). Try Carrot Orange and Amaranth colors in combination with #2de, 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 #2de 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 Cold Heights. Thus Barberry and Shocking Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Heights contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pomegranate, Electric Violet, and Inch Worm split by 90° on the color wheel. #2de 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. Cold Heights tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ed3322) and two others. The Shocking Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Pomegranate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ed22dc and #22ed32.
In a RGB color space, hex #22ddee is made of 7% red, 45% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Heights has a hue angle of 185°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #22ddee is made of 80% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #22ddee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,221,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 45%, 48% |
| CMYK | 80, 6.66, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(185,85.71%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185,85.71%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8643,-36.8354,-20.6318) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9488,58.226,89.9167) |