Glacial Water Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #36152b |
| Complementary Color | #e9c9de |
| Color Shade: | cool green (140° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Glacial Water Green Color. The Chinook color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ottoman (#e9f8ed) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Petals as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9c9de is the best complementary color to Glacial Water Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9ead4 complementary color is Melanie, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Skeptic are #cee9c9 and #c9e9e4. Thus found on the left and right of #c9ead4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zanah and Jagged Ice colors as they work well with Glacial Water Green.
The split-complementary Glacial Water Green palette consists of #e9c9ce and #e4c9e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9c9de). Try Oyster Pink and Prelude colors in combination with #c9ead4, 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 #c9ead4 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glacial Water Green. Thus Bone and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glacial Water Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melanie, Periwinkle Gray, and Aths Special split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9ead4 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glacial Water Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e9c9de) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beryl Green – 120° from the complementary Melanie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4c9e9 and #dee9c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9ead4 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Glacial Water Green has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9ead4 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #c9ead4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,234,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 8.62, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(140,44%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(140,14.1%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.8671,-14.9195,7.0745) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.3939,76.0166,73.5134) |