Glacier is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #7f4c3b |
| Complementary Color | #c4907f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glacier Color. The Graceful 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 Peppermint Twist (#96ced5) for more energetic effect. Try Water Slide as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4907f is the best complementary color to Glacier. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80b3c4 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Glacier are #7fc4b3 and #7f90c4. Thus found on the left and right of #80b3c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Glacier.
The split-complementary Glacier palette consists of #c4b37f and #c47f90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4907f). Try Sorrell Brown and Puce colors in combination with #80b3c4, 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 #80b3c4 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 Glacier. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glacier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #80b3c4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Glacier tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c4907f) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c47fb3 and #7fc491.
In a RGB color space, hex #80b3c4 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Glacier has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 36.56% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80b3c4 is made of 26.66% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #80b3c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,179,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 36%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.66, 6.66, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(195,36.56%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,34.69%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0461,-12.5537,-14.0114) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.986,40.8149,58.2587) |