Iced Tulip is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #505650 |
| Complementary Color | #a9afa9 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Iced Tulip Color. The Out of Plumb color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Duchess Lilac (#9b909d) for more energetic effect. Try Heliotrope Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9afa9 is the best complementary color to Iced Tulip. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afa9af complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #aca9af and #afa9ac. Thus found on the left and right of #afa9af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Iced Tulip.
The split-complementary Iced Tulip palette consists of #a9afac and #acafa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9afa9). Try Edward and Bud colors in combination with #afa9af, 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 #afa9af offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Iced Tulip. Thus Edward and Delta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iced Tulip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Cloudy, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa9af square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iced Tulip tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#a9afa9) and two others. The Delta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afafa9 and #a9a9af.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa9af is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Iced Tulip has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 3.61% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa9af is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa9af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,169,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(300,3.61%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,3.43%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8842,3.2665,-2.3241) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.605,40.585,46.3037) |