Winter Chill Color

#8eced8

Winter Chill 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 #713127
Complementary Color #d8988d
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with white)
Winter Chill Color Sample
Winter Chill Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8eced8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Chill Color. The Baby Tears color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pale Whale (#b6d3df) for more calm effect. Try Madonna Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8988d is the best complementary color to Winter Chill. 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 #8eced8 complementary color is My Pink, 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 Morning Glory are #8dd8bc and #8da9d8. Thus found on the left and right of #8eced8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Winter Chill.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Chill palette consists of #d8bc8d and #d88da8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8988d). Try Straw and Can Can colors in combination with #8eced8, 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 #8eced8 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 Winter Chill. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Chill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Pink, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8eced8 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. Winter Chill tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d8988d) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary My Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d88dcd and #8dd897.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8eced8 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Chill has a hue angle of 188.11°, a saturation of 48.68% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8eced8 is made of 29.02% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #8eced8
RGB Decimal rgb(142,206,216)
RGB Percentage 25%, 37%, 38%
CMYK 29.02, 3.93, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(188.11,48.68%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.11,34.26%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.9555,-17.8078,-11.4478)
XYZ xyz(45.6213,54.8513,73.1486)
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