Ariel Color

#aed7ea

Ariel 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 #512815
Complementary Color #eac1ae
Color Shade: cool cyan (199° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80% (better contrasting with black)
Ariel Color Sample
Ariel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aed7ea

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ariel Color. The Manakin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Watery Sea (#88bfe7) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Eyed Boy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eac1ae is the best complementary color to Ariel. 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 #aed7ea complementary color is Zinnwaldite, 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 #aeeadf and #aeb9ea. Thus found on the left and right of #aed7ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Ariel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ariel palette consists of #eadeae and #eaaeb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eac1ae). Try Chamois and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #aed7ea, 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 #aed7ea 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 Ariel. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ariel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zinnwaldite, French Lilac, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #aed7ea 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. Ariel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eac1ae) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Zinnwaldite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eaaed6 and #aeeac1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aed7ea is made of 28% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Ariel has a hue angle of 199°, a saturation of 58.82% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aed7ea is made of 23.52% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #aed7ea
RGB Decimal rgb(174,215,234)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 23.52, 7.45, 0, 8.24
HSL hsl(199,58.82%,80%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199,25.64%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7257,-9.176,-13.7343)
XYZ xyz(56.6073,63.5401,87.1228)
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