Icy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #44382d |
| Complementary Color | #d2c5ba |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icy Color. The Atelier 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 Soaring Eagle (#9badbe) for more energetic effect. Try Kentucky Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2c5ba is the best complementary color to Icy. 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 #bbc7d2 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #bad2d1 and #babbd2. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc7d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Icy.
The split-complementary Icy palette consists of #d2d1ba and #d2babb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2c5ba). Try Sisal and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bbc7d2, 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 #bbc7d2 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 Icy. Thus Pale Leaf and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc7d2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d2c5ba) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2bac6 and #bad2c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbc7d2 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Icy has a hue angle of 208.7°, a saturation of 20.35% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc7d2 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #bbc7d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,199,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.31, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(208.7,20.35%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.7,10.95%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6507,-1.9124,-6.8936) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5498,56.0648,69.0247) |