Greenland Ice is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #462829 |
| Complementary Color | #d7b9b9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Greenland Ice Color. The Tulle Soft Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cold Soft Blue (#d9e7e6) for more calm effect. Try Airflow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7b9b9 is the best complementary color to Greenland Ice. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9d7d6 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b9d7c7 and #b9c9d7. Thus found on the left and right of #b9d7d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Casper colors as they work well with Greenland Ice.
The split-complementary Greenland Ice palette consists of #d7c7b9 and #d7b9c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7b9b9). Try Soft Amber and Maverick colors in combination with #b9d7d6, 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 #b9d7d6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greenland Ice. Thus Tana and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greenland Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Lavender Gray, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9d7d6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greenland Ice tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d7b9b9) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5b9d7 and #bad7b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9d7d6 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Greenland Ice has a hue angle of 178°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9d7d6 is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #b9d7d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,215,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 0, 0.39, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(178,27.27%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178,13.95%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.846,-10.0952,-2.859) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4456,63.7702,72.9522) |