Peppermint Pie 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 | #55383e |
| Complementary Color | #c7a9af |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (167.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peppermint Pie Color. The Vintage Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mild Evergreen (#8ebbac) for more energetic effect. Try Bella Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7a9af is the best complementary color to Peppermint Pie. 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 #aac7c1 complementary color is Cold Turkey, 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 Opal are #a9c7b2 and #a9bec7. Thus found on the left and right of #aac7c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Heather colors as they work well with Peppermint Pie.
The split-complementary Peppermint Pie palette consists of #c7b2a9 and #c7a9be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7a9af). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #aac7c1, 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 #aac7c1 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 Peppermint Pie. Thus Coral Reef and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peppermint Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Logan, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #aac7c1 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. Peppermint Pie tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c7a9af) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1a9c7 and #afc7a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aac7c1 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Peppermint Pie has a hue angle of 167.59°, a saturation of 20.57% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aac7c1 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #aac7c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,199,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 2.35, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(167.59,20.57%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(167.59,14.57%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0183,-10.9135,-0.278) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6266,53.2432,58.2715) |