Courteous is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #2d2c21 |
| Complementary Color | #deddd2 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Courteous Color. The Blue Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soft Sky (#b5b5cb) for more energetic effect. Try Madder Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#deddd2 is the best complementary color to Courteous. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2d3de complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d2d9de and #d7d2de. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d3de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Courteous.
The split-complementary Courteous palette consists of #d9ded2 and #ded7d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#deddd2). Try Moon Mist and Westar colors in combination with #d2d3de, 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 #d2d3de offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Courteous. Thus Tasman and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Courteous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Lola, and Conch split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d3de square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Courteous tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#deddd2) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ded2d3 and #d2dedd.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2d3de is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Courteous has a hue angle of 235°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d3de is made of 4.71% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #d2d3de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,211,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 4.31, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(235,15.38%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235,5.41%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7736,1.7142,-5.5415) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0574,65.5641,78.4389) |