Quarzo Color

#c7d0da

Quarzo is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #382f25
Complementary Color #dad1c6
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Quarzo Color Sample
Quarzo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7d0da

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quarzo Color. The Northern Pond 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 Always Blue (#a2bacb) for more energetic effect. Try Flight Time as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dad1c6 is the best complementary color to Quarzo. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7d0da 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 #c6d9da and #c7c6da. Thus found on the left and right of #c7d0da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Quarzo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quarzo palette consists of #d9dac6 and #dac7c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad1c6). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c7d0da, 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 #c7d0da 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 Quarzo. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quarzo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7d0da 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. Quarzo tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dad1c6) and two others. The Maverick 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 #dac6d0 and #c6dad1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7d0da is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Quarzo has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 20.43% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7d0da is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #c7d0da
RGB Decimal rgb(199,208,218)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.45, 3.92, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(211.58,20.43%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.58,8.72%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.0811,-1.1214,-6.0046)
XYZ xyz(58.764,62.3158,75.2606)
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