Steel Mist Color

#c6ceda

Steel Mist 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 #393125
Complementary Color #dad2c6
Color Shade: blue cyan (216° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Steel Mist Color Sample
Steel Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6ceda

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Mist Color. The Flight Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Garter (#a2b8ce) for more energetic effect. Try Ballroom Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dad2c6 is the best complementary color to Steel Mist. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6ceda complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c6d7da and #c8c6da. Thus found on the left and right of #c6ceda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Steel Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Steel Mist palette consists of #d8dac6 and #dac8c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad2c6). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c6ceda, 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 #c6ceda 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 Steel Mist. Thus Pale Leaf and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Steel Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6ceda square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Steel Mist tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dad2c6) and two others. The Lola 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 #dac6cd and #c6dad2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6ceda is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Mist has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 21.28% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6ceda is made of 7.84% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #c6ceda
RGB Decimal rgb(198,206,218)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.84, 4.71, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(216,21.28%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216,9.17%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.4917,-0.3985,-6.8845)
XYZ xyz(58.0149,61.2103,75.0867)
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