Moonmist Color

#c9d9e0

Moonmist is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #36261f
Complementary Color #dfcfc9
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Moonmist Color Sample
Moonmist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9d9e0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moonmist Color. The Thunder Chi color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Distant Wind Chime (#eaeff2) for more calm effect. Try Cerulean Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dfcfc9 is the best complementary color to Moonmist. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d9e0 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #c9dfdb and #c9cddf. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d9e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Moonmist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moonmist palette consists of #dfdbc9 and #dfc9cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfcfc9). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #c9d9e0, 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 #c9d9e0 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 Moonmist. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moonmist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d9e0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Moonmist tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dfcfc9) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfc9d8 and #c9dfd0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9d9e0 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Moonmist has a hue angle of 198.26°, a saturation of 27.06% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d9e0 is made of 9.02% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #c9d9e0
RGB Decimal rgb(201,217,224)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 9.02, 2.74, 0, 12.16
HSL hsl(198.26,27.06%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.26,10.27%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.7181,-3.9829,-5.2815)
XYZ xyz(62.3548,67.425,80.2489)
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