Retiring Blue 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 | #2a1517 |
| Complementary Color | #e9d5d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Retiring Blue Color. The Minerva 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 Fair Aqua (#b8e2dc) for more energetic effect. Try Timeless as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9d5d7 is the best complementary color to Retiring Blue. 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 #d5eae8 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 #d5e9dd and #d5e1e9. Thus found on the left and right of #d5eae8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Botticelli colors as they work well with Retiring Blue.
The split-complementary Retiring Blue palette consists of #e9ddd5 and #e9d5e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9d5d7). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #d5eae8, 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 #d5eae8 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 Retiring Blue. Thus White Rock and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Retiring Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5eae8 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. Retiring Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e9d5d7) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Brook – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8d5e9 and #d7e9d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5eae8 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Retiring Blue has a hue angle of 174.29°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5eae8 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #d5eae8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,234,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 0, 0.78, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(174.29,33.33%,87.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.29,8.97%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.1519,-7.2764,-1.4052) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.4289,78.818,87.7926) |