CO₂ Color

#cadfec

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)
CO₂ Color Sample
CO₂ Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cadfec

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.

Complementary Palette

#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.

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 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.

Split-complementary Palette

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.

Triadic Palette

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.

Square Palette

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.

Tetradic Palette

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.

Conversion Table

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)
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