Icebreaker Color

#b7c2cc

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

Inverse Color #483d33
Complementary Color #ccc1b6
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Icebreaker Color Sample
Icebreaker Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7c2cc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icebreaker Color. The Shy Denim 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 saturated alternative called Respite (#97b4c3) for more energetic effect. Try Lead Ore as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccc1b6 is the best complementary color to Icebreaker. 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 #b7c2cc complementary color is Sisal, 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 Heather are #b6cccb and #b6b7cc. Thus found on the left and right of #b7c2cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Submarine and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Icebreaker.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Icebreaker palette consists of #cccbb6 and #ccb6b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccc1b6). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b7c2cc, 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 #b7c2cc offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Icebreaker. Thus Clay Ash and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Icebreaker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, London Hue, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7c2cc 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. Icebreaker tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ccc1b6) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccb6c1 and #b6ccc1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7c2cc is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Icebreaker has a hue angle of 208.57°, a saturation of 17.07% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7c2cc is made of 8.24% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #b7c2cc
RGB Decimal rgb(183,194,204)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 8.24, 3.92, 0, 20
HSL hsl(208.57,17.07%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.57,10.29%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.8812,-1.7897,-6.3118)
XYZ xyz(49.7193,53.0105,64.7383)
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