Icy Breeze 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 | #3b130f |
| Complementary Color | #efc8c4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icy Breeze Color. The Mizu Cyan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Calm Waters (#e7fafa) for more energetic effect. Try Everest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#efc8c4 is the best complementary color to Icy Breeze. 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 #c4ecf0 complementary color is Beauty Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cruise are #c4efde and #c4d6ef. Thus found on the left and right of #c4ecf0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Icy Breeze.
The split-complementary Icy Breeze palette consists of #efdec4 and #efc4d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efc8c4). Try Almond and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #c4ecf0, 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 #c4ecf0 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 Icy Breeze. Thus Tahuna Sands and We Peep giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icy Breeze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4ecf0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icy Breeze tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#efc8c4) and two others. The We Peep is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tea Green – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efc4eb and #c4efc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4ecf0 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Icy Breeze has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 59.46% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4ecf0 is made of 17.26% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #c4ecf0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,236,240) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 1.57, 0, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,59.46%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,18.33%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.7881,-12.0336,-6.244) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4886,78.0179,93.8873) |