Icy Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #292017 |
| Complementary Color | #e8dfd6 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Icy Teal Color. The Big Sur color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Ballerina (#b4c7db) for more energetic effect. Try Virginia Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8dfd6 is the best complementary color to Icy Teal. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6dfe8 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #d6e8e8 and #d6d6e8. Thus found on the left and right of #d6dfe8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Snuff colors as they work well with Icy Teal.
The split-complementary Icy Teal palette consists of #e8e8d6 and #e8d6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dfd6). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #d6dfe8, 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 #d6dfe8 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 Icy Teal. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Icy Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6dfe8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Icy Teal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e8dfd6) 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 #e8d6df and #d6e8df.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6dfe8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Icy Teal has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 28.13% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6dfe8 is made of 7.06% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #d6dfe8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,223,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 3.53, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(210,28.13%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,7.76%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.3989,-1.3078,-5.4436) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.6847,72.8977,86.7945) |