Arctic Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #432 |
| Complementary Color | #dcb |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Grey Color. The Sky Bus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Snowcap (#dce5eb) for more calm effect. Try Chambray Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dcb is the best complementary color to Arctic Grey. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcd complementary color is White, 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 White are #bdd and #bbd. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Arctic Grey.
The split-complementary Arctic Grey palette consists of #dddcbb and #dbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcb). Try Tana and White colors in combination with #bcd, 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 #bcd 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 Arctic Grey. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Arctic Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dcb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbc and #bdc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbccdd is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbccdd is made of 13.34% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #bbccdd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,204,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 6.67, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(210,33.33%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,15.38%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2756,-2.2881,-10.3791) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1375,58.971,76.8831) |