Antarctica is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #393a39 |
| Complementary Color | #c5c6c5 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Antarctica Color. The Down Dog color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heather Hill (#bbb0bb) for more energetic effect. Try Inner Touch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5c6c5 is the best complementary color to Antarctica. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c5c6 complementary color is Pumice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Slate are #c5c5c6 and #c6c5c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c5c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Silver colors as they work well with Antarctica.
The split-complementary Antarctica palette consists of #c5c6c5 and #c5c6c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c6c5). Try Pumice and Pumice colors in combination with #c6c5c6, 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 #c6c5c6 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antarctica. Thus Silver Sand and Gray Nickel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antarctica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pumice, Silver, and French Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c5c6 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antarctica tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#c5c6c5) and two others. The Gray Nickel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Gray – 120° from the complementary Pumice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6c6c5 and #c5c5c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6c5c6 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Antarctica has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.87% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c5c6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6c5c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,197,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(300,0.87%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,0.51%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6226,0.5334,-0.3864) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.448,56.0155,61.4211) |