Icicles 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 | #433a36 |
| Complementary Color | #c9c0bb |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icicles Color. The Lost in Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Shell (#9bb3bc) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Pigeon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9c0bb is the best complementary color to Icicles. 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 #bcc5c9 complementary color is Silver Rust, 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 Submarine are #bbc9c6 and #bbbec9. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and French Gray colors as they work well with Icicles.
The split-complementary Icicles palette consists of #c9c6bb and #c9bbbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9c0bb). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bcc5c9, 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 #bcc5c9 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 Icicles. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icicles contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc5c9 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. Icicles tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c9c0bb) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9bbc4 and #bbc9bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcc5c9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Icicles has a hue angle of 198.46°, a saturation of 10.74% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc5c9 is made of 5.09% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #bcc5c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,197,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 1.57, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(198.46,10.74%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.46,6.47%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.9495,-2.3076,-3.0765) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2479,54.8409,63.1426) |