Snow Quartz is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #2d2725 |
| Complementary Color | #d9d3d2 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Snow Quartz Color. The Skyline Steel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Shale (#b9cacc) for more energetic effect. Try Krypton as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d9d3d2 is the best complementary color to Snow Quartz. 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 #d2d8da complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d2d9d7 and #d2d3d9. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d8da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Mischka colors as they work well with Snow Quartz.
The split-complementary Snow Quartz palette consists of #d9d7d2 and #d9d2d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d3d2). Try Timberwolf and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d2d8da, 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 #d2d8da offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Snow Quartz. Thus Celeste and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Snow Quartz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Gray Suit, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d8da square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Snow Quartz tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d9d3d2) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9d2d7 and #d2d9d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2d8da is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Snow Quartz has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 9.76% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d8da is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #d2d8da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,216,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0.78, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(195,9.76%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,3.67%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9441,-1.6508,-1.6992) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7891,67.8753,76.0689) |