Wind Tunnel 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 | #382019 |
| Complementary Color | #e6cec6 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wind Tunnel Color. The Midwinter Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Crystal (#a7d8de) for more energetic effect. Try Intercoastal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e6cec6 is the best complementary color to Wind Tunnel. 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 #c7dfe6 complementary color is Oyster Pink, 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 Botticelli are #c6e6dd and #c6cfe6. Thus found on the left and right of #c7dfe6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Wind Tunnel.
The split-complementary Wind Tunnel palette consists of #e6ddc6 and #e6c6cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6cec6). Try Stark White and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c7dfe6, 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 #c7dfe6 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 Wind Tunnel. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wind Tunnel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Prelude, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7dfe6 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. Wind Tunnel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6cec6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6c6de and #c6e6ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7dfe6 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Wind Tunnel has a hue angle of 193.55°, a saturation of 38.27% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7dfe6 is made of 12.16% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #c7dfe6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,223,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 2.75, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(193.55,38.27%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.55,13.48%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.3052,-6.5258,-6.1224) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2238,70.6306,85.111) |