Polar Seas Color

#accde2

Polar Seas is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #53321d
Complementary Color #e2c1ac
Color Shade: cool cyan (203.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with black)
Polar Seas Color Sample
Polar Seas Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #accde2

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polar Seas Color. The Brush Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Bell (#93b4d7) for more calm effect. Try Wind Force as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2c1ac is the best complementary color to Polar Seas. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #accde2 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #ace2db and #acb2e2. Thus found on the left and right of #accde2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Polar Seas.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Polar Seas palette consists of #e2dbac and #e2acb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c1ac). Try Hampton and Rose Fog colors in combination with #accde2, 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 #accde2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polar Seas. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Polar Seas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #accde2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Polar Seas tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e2c1ac) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2accc and #ace2c1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #accde2 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Polar Seas has a hue angle of 203.33°, a saturation of 48.21% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #accde2 is made of 21.18% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #accde2
RGB Decimal rgb(172,205,226)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 21.18, 8.24, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(203.33,48.21%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(203.33,23.89%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6967,-6.3631,-14.0234)
XYZ xyz(52.572,57.9243,80.3612)
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