Clearly Aqua 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 | #311e2b |
| Complementary Color | #e1cedb |
| Color Shade: | cool green (138.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Clearly Aqua Color. The Glacial Tint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gossamer Wings (#e8eee9) for more calm effect. Try Cool Reflection as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e1cedb is the best complementary color to Clearly Aqua. 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 #cee1d4 complementary color is Lola, 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 Sea Mist are #d1e1ce and #cee1dd. Thus found on the left and right of #cee1d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf Crest and Paris White colors as they work well with Clearly Aqua.
The split-complementary Clearly Aqua palette consists of #e1ced1 and #ddcee1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1cedb). Try Wafer and Snuff colors in combination with #cee1d4, 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 #cee1d4 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 Clearly Aqua. Thus Wafer and Blue Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clearly Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lola, Blue Haze, and Satin Linen split by 90° on the color wheel. #cee1d4 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. Clearly Aqua tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#e1cedb) and two others. The Blue Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Periglacial Blue – 120° from the complementary Lola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4cee1 and #dbe1ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #cee1d4 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Clearly Aqua has a hue angle of 138.95°, a saturation of 24.05% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cee1d4 is made of 7.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #cee1d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,225,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 7.46, 0, 5.1, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(138.95,24.05%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(138.95,8.44%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8364,-8.7271,4.187) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2625,71.7257,72.7448) |