Haint Blue Color

#c1d8d9

Haint Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #3e2726
Complementary Color #d9c2c1
Color Shade: mid cyan (182.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Haint Blue Color Sample
Haint Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1d8d9

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Haint Blue Color. The Filigree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ice Boutique Turquoise (#a2cdcb) for more energetic effect. Try Plaster Cast as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9c2c1 is the best complementary color to Haint Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1d8d9 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #c1d9ce and #c1ccd9. Thus found on the left and right of #c1d8d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Heather colors as they work well with Haint Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Haint Blue palette consists of #d9cec1 and #d9c1cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9c2c1). Try Sisal and Maverick colors in combination with #c1d8d9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c1d8d9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Haint Blue. Thus Tana and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Haint Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1d8d9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Haint Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d9c2c1) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9c1d8 and #c1d9c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1d8d9 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Haint Blue has a hue angle of 182.5°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1d8d9 is made of 9.41% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #c1d8d9
RGB Decimal rgb(193,216,217)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 9.41, 0.39, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(182.5,24%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(182.5,11.06%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.7197,-7.44,-3.1061)
XYZ xyz(59.0726,65.4589,75.167)
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