Permafrost is pale, 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 | #671006 |
| Complementary Color | #f9a298 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Permafrost Color. The Waterspout 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 saturated alternative called Robin's Egg (#6dedfd) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f9a298 is the best complementary color to Permafrost. 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 #98eff9 complementary color is Rose Bud, 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 Anakiwa are #98f9d2 and #98bef9. Thus found on the left and right of #98eff9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with Permafrost.
The split-complementary Permafrost palette consists of #f9d298 and #f998be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f9a298). Try Marzipan and Illusion colors in combination with #98eff9, 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 #98eff9 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 Permafrost. Thus Texas and Lavender Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Permafrost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Bud, Mauve, and Gossip split by 90° on the color wheel. #98eff9 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. Permafrost tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#f9a298) and two others. The Lavender Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Rose Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f998ef and #98f9a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #98eff9 is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Permafrost has a hue angle of 186.19°, a saturation of 88.99% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98eff9 is made of 38.04% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #98eff9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,239,249) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 3.92, 0, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(186.19,88.99%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.19,38.96%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.509,-23.6946,-13.0989) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9143,75.248,100.9363) |