CO₂ 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 | #352013 |
| Complementary Color | #ecd7ca |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to CO₂ Color. The Cumulus Cloud color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Rover (#a3d1e2) for more energetic effect. Try Light Sky Babe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ecd7ca is the best complementary color to CO₂. 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 #cadfec complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #caece8 and #caceec. Thus found on the left and right of #cadfec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with CO₂.
The split-complementary CO₂ palette consists of #ece8ca and #eccace colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecd7ca). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #cadfec, 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 #cadfec 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 CO₂. Thus Chrome White and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of CO₂ contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, French Lilac, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #cadfec square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. CO₂ tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ecd7ca) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eccadf and #caecd7.
In a RGB color space, hex #cadfec is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode CO₂ has a hue angle of 202.94°, a saturation of 47.22% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cadfec is made of 13.33% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #cadfec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,223,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 5.1, 0, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(202.94,47.22%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.94,14.41%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6732,-4.3607,-8.7161) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8851,71.388,89.6636) |