Glacier Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #563e3f |
| Complementary Color | #c1a8a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glacier Blue Color. The Blue Surf 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 soft alternative called Galway Bay (#95a7a4) for more calm effect. Try Horizon Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c1a8a9 is the best complementary color to Glacier Blue. 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 #a9c1c0 complementary color is Silk, 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 Tower Gray are #a8c1b3 and #a8b5c1. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c1c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Glacier Blue.
The split-complementary Glacier Blue palette consists of #c1b3a8 and #c1a8b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1a8a9). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #a9c1c0, 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 #a9c1c0 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 Glacier Blue. Thus Bison Hide and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glacier Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c1c0 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. Glacier Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c1a8a9) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfa8c1 and #a9c1a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9c1c0 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Glacier Blue has a hue angle of 177.5°, a saturation of 16.22% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c1c0 is made of 9.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #a9c1c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,193,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 0, 0.4, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(177.5,16.22%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.5,12.44%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3024,-8.3114,-2.2584) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9466,50.3807,57.2247) |