Aqua Frost 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 | #562e28 |
| Complementary Color | #d6afa9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Frost Color. The Embellishment color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Salty Vapour (#cbdee3) for more calm effect. Try Nymphaeaceae as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d6afa9 is the best complementary color to Aqua Frost. 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 #a9d1d7 complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Sinbad are #a9d6c5 and #a9bad6. Thus found on the left and right of #a9d1d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Aqua Frost.
The split-complementary Aqua Frost palette consists of #d6c5a9 and #d6a9ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6afa9). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #a9d1d7, 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 #a9d1d7 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 Aqua Frost. Thus Green Mist and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Light Wisteria, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9d1d7 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. Aqua Frost tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d6afa9) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6a9d0 and #a9d6af.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9d1d7 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Frost has a hue angle of 187.83°, a saturation of 36.51% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9d1d7 is made of 18.04% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a9d1d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,209,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 2.35, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(187.83,36.51%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.83,21.4%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2598,-11.7886,-7.3213) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4284,58.9422,72.9564) |