Northwind is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #311a16 |
| Complementary Color | #e9d2ce |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northwind Color. The Refreshing Pool color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seascape Green (#b5e4e4) for more energetic effect. Try Black Squeeze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9d2ce is the best complementary color to Northwind. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cee5e9 complementary color is Oyster Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #cee9df and #ced7e9. Thus found on the left and right of #cee5e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Northwind.
The split-complementary Northwind palette consists of #e9dfce and #e9ced7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9d2ce). Try White Rock and Melanie colors in combination with #cee5e9, 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 #cee5e9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Northwind. Thus White Rock and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northwind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #cee5e9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Northwind tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e9d2ce) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zanah – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9cee4 and #cee9d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #cee5e9 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Northwind has a hue angle of 188.89°, a saturation of 38.03% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cee5e9 is made of 10.59% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #cee5e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,229,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 1.57, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(188.89,38.03%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.89,11.59%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.4134,-6.7806,-4.5364) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1809,75.0436,87.9821) |