Icecap Color

#c3d6e0

Icecap is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #3c291f
Complementary Color #e0ccc3
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.69° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Icecap Color Sample
Icecap Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3d6e0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icecap Color. The Rendezvous color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Morning Mist (#e5edf1) for more calm effect. Try Wood Pigeon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e0ccc3 is the best complementary color to Icecap. 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 #c3d6e0 complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c3e0db and #c3c7e0. Thus found on the left and right of #c3d6e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Icecap.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Icecap palette consists of #e0dbc3 and #e0c3c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0ccc3). Try Tana and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c3d6e0, 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 #c3d6e0 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 Icecap. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Icecap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3d6e0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Icecap tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e0ccc3) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0c3d5 and #c3e0cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3d6e0 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Icecap has a hue angle of 200.69°, a saturation of 31.87% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3d6e0 is made of 11.37% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #c3d6e0
RGB Decimal rgb(195,214,224)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 11.37, 3.92, 0, 12.16
HSL hsl(200.69,31.87%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.69,12.95%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.5234,-4.3564,-7.0938)
XYZ xyz(60.0068,65.0771,79.9194)
;