Midwinter Mist Color

#a5d4dc

Midwinter Mist 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 #5a2b23
Complementary Color #dcada4
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with black)
Midwinter Mist Color Sample
Midwinter Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5d4dc

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midwinter Mist Color. The Ivalo River 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 soft alternative called Reef Blue (#93bdcf) for more calm effect. Try Sky Babe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcada4 is the best complementary color to Midwinter Mist. 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 #a5d4dc complementary color is Cameo, 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 Aqua Island are #a4dcc8 and #a4b8dc. Thus found on the left and right of #a5d4dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Midwinter Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midwinter Mist palette consists of #dcc8a4 and #dca4b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcada4). Try Sapling and Can Can colors in combination with #a5d4dc, 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 #a5d4dc 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 Midwinter Mist. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midwinter Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5d4dc 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. Midwinter Mist tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dcada4) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dca4d3 and #a4dcad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5d4dc is made of 28% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Midwinter Mist has a hue angle of 188.73°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5d4dc is made of 21.56% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #a5d4dc
RGB Decimal rgb(165,212,220)
RGB Percentage 28%, 36%, 37%
CMYK 21.56, 3.13, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(188.73,44%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.73,25%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.9758,-13.4264,-8.9536)
XYZ xyz(51.9788,60.2536,76.6007)
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