Frozen Stream Color

#30555d

Frozen Stream is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #cfaaa2
Complementary Color #5d3830
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.65% (better contrasting with white)
Frozen Stream Color Sample
Frozen Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #30555d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frozen Stream Color. The Holy Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ponderosa Pine (#203b3d) for more calm effect. Try Cool Current as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5d3830 is the best complementary color to Frozen Stream. 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 #30555d complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spectra are #305d4e and #303e5d. Thus found on the left and right of #30555d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Rhino colors as they work well with Frozen Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frozen Stream palette consists of #5d4e30 and #5d303e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d3830). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #30555d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #30555d 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 Frozen Stream. Thus Costa Del Sol and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frozen Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #30555d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frozen Stream tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5d3830) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d3054 and #305d38.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #30555d is made of 21% red, 38% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Frozen Stream has a hue angle of 190.67°, a saturation of 31.91% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #30555d is made of 17.65% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #30555d
RGB Decimal rgb(48,85,93)
RGB Percentage 21%, 38%, 41%
CMYK 17.65, 3.14, 0, 63.53
HSL hsl(190.67,31.91%,27.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.67,48.39%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.8067,-10.8118,-8.786)
XYZ xyz(6.4432,7.9157,11.5442)
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