Polar Ice is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8e592d |
| Complementary Color | #d19c71 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polar Ice Color. The High Elf Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Club Cruise (#8bc3e1) for more energetic effect. Try Danube as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d19c71 is the best complementary color to Polar Ice. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #71a6d2 complementary color is Whiskey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #71d1cd and #7175d1. Thus found on the left and right of #71a6d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Polar Ice.
The split-complementary Polar Ice palette consists of #d1cd71 and #d17175 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d19c71). Try Tacha and New York Pink colors in combination with #71a6d2, 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 #71a6d2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polar Ice. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polar Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #71a6d2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polar Ice tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d19c71) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d171a5 and #71d19d.
In a RGB color space, hex #71a6d2 is made of 23% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Polar Ice has a hue angle of 207.22°, a saturation of 51.87% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71a6d2 is made of 38.04% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #71a6d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,166,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 17.25, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(207.22,51.87%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.22,46.19%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0869,-5.7011,-27.8363) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0791,35.4363,66.1219) |