Greyish White Color

#d6dee9

Greyish White is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #292116
Complementary Color #e9e1d5
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Greyish White Color Sample
Greyish White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6dee9

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Greyish White Color. The Agapanthus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purpletini (#b6c4dd) for more energetic effect. Try Etherium Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9e1d5 is the best complementary color to Greyish White. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6dee9 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #d5e7e9 and #d7d5e9. Thus found on the left and right of #d6dee9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Snuff colors as they work well with Greyish White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greyish White palette consists of #e7e9d5 and #e9d7d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e1d5). Try White Rock and Dust Storm colors in combination with #d6dee9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d6dee9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greyish White. Thus Willow Brook and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greyish White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6dee9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greyish White tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e9e1d5) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9d5de and #d5e9e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6dee9 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Greyish White has a hue angle of 214.74°, a saturation of 30.16% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6dee9 is made of 7.45% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #d6dee9
RGB Decimal rgb(214,222,233)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.45, 4.31, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(214.74,30.16%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.74,8.15%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1713,-0.5966,-6.306)
XYZ xyz(68.5608,72.4219,87.4561)
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