Refresh is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5e2b37 |
| Complementary Color | #d3a1ad |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Refresh Color. The Gauss Blaster Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Puppeteers (#79ccb3) for more energetic effect. Try Meander Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3a1ad is the best complementary color to Refresh. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1d4c8 complementary color is Careys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #a1d3ae and #a1c6d3. Thus found on the left and right of #a1d4c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Sinbad colors as they work well with Refresh.
The split-complementary Refresh palette consists of #d3aea1 and #d3a1c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3a1ad). Try Eunry and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a1d4c8, 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 #a1d4c8 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Refresh. Thus Akaroa and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Refresh contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, Wistful, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1d4c8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Refresh tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d3a1ad) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8a1d3 and #add3a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1d4c8 is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Refresh has a hue angle of 165.88°, a saturation of 37.23% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1d4c8 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a1d4c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,212,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 4.71, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(165.88,37.23%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.88,24.06%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2004,-18.9597,0.5474) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6668,58.8342,63.4347) |