Prism is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #552332 |
| Complementary Color | #dca9b8 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (162° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prism Color. The Spearmint Leaf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Otto Ice (#cde7dd) for more calm effect. Try Jagged Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dca9b8 is the best complementary color to Prism. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aadccd complementary color is Blossom, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #a9dcb3 and #a9d2dc. Thus found on the left and right of #aadccd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moss Green and Aqua Island colors as they work well with Prism.
The split-complementary Prism palette consists of #dcb3a9 and #dca9d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dca9b8). Try Cameo and Melanie colors in combination with #aadccd, 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 #aadccd offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prism. Thus Sapling and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prism contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Cold Purple, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #aadccd square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prism tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#dca9b8) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cda9dc and #b8dca9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aadccd is made of 29% red, 37% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Prism has a hue angle of 162°, a saturation of 41.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aadccd is made of 19.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #aadccd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,220,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 37%, 34% |
| CMYK | 19.6, 0, 5.88, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(162,41.67%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(162,22.73%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0387,-19.1661,2.086) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1902,64.1402,67.3345) |