Nebula Color

#cbdbd6

Nebula is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #342429
Complementary Color #dbcacf
Color Shade: green cyan (161.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.75% (better contrasting with black)
Nebula Color Sample
Nebula Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbdbd6

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nebula Color. The Ocean Droplet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Copenhagen (#adc8c0) for more energetic effect. Try Cassiopeia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbcacf is the best complementary color to Nebula. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbdbd6 complementary color is Lola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #cadbcd and #cad8db. Thus found on the left and right of #cbdbd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Geyser colors as they work well with Nebula.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nebula palette consists of #dbcdca and #dbcad7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbcacf). Try Wafer and Lola colors in combination with #cbdbd6, 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 #cbdbd6 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nebula. Thus Moon Mist and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nebula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Mischka, and Moon Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbdbd6 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Nebula tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#dbcacf) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6cadb and #cfdbca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbdbd6 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Nebula has a hue angle of 161.25°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbdbd6 is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #cbdbd6
RGB Decimal rgb(203,219,214)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 6.27, 0, 1.96, 14.12
HSL hsl(161.25,18.18%,82.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(161.25,7.31%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.1136,-6.2855,0.6041)
XYZ xyz(62.0977,68.2146,73.5122)
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