Icicle Mint is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #301719 |
| Complementary Color | #e7cfd1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icicle Mint Color. The Wave Top color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beachside Drive (#acdbdb) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7cfd1 is the best complementary color to Icicle Mint. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfe8e6 complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Skeptic are #cfe7d9 and #cfdde7. Thus found on the left and right of #cfe8e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Botticelli colors as they work well with Icicle Mint.
The split-complementary Icicle Mint palette consists of #e7d9cf and #e7cfdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7cfd1). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #cfe8e6, 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 #cfe8e6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Icicle Mint. Thus White Rock and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icicle Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfe8e6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icicle Mint tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e7cfd1) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6cfe7 and #d1e7cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfe8e6 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Icicle Mint has a hue angle of 175.2°, a saturation of 35.21% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfe8e6 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #cfe8e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,232,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0, 0.78, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(175.2,35.21%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.2,10.78%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.1796,-8.5764,-1.8317) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8717,76.6918,86.036) |