Arctic Ice is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #403829 |
| Complementary Color | #d6cebf |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Ice Color. The White Iris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bleached White (#dfe3e8) for more calm effect. Try Foxflower Viola as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6cebf is the best complementary color to Arctic Ice. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfc7d6 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #bfd2d6 and #c2bfd6. Thus found on the left and right of #bfc7d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Arctic Ice.
The split-complementary Arctic Ice palette consists of #d2d6bf and #d6c2bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6cebf). Try Tana and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bfc7d6, 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 #bfc7d6 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 Arctic Ice. Thus Pale Leaf and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfc7d6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Ice tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d6cebf) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6bfc6 and #bfd6ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfc7d6 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Ice has a hue angle of 219.13°, a saturation of 21.9% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfc7d6 is made of 9.02% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #bfc7d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,199,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 5.88, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(219.13,21.9%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.13,10.75%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0547,0.2067,-8.4121) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0469,56.7783,71.7291) |