Ice Color

#d6fffa

Ice 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 #290005
Complementary Color #ffd6db
Color Shade: warm cyan (172.68° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 91.96% (better contrasting with black)
Ice Color Sample
Ice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6fffa

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Color. The Frostbite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aphrodite's Pearls (#eeffff) for more calm effect. Try Affen Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ffd6db is the best complementary color to Ice. 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 #d6fffa complementary color is Cosmos, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Frosted Mint are #d6ffe5 and #d6efff. Thus found on the left and right of #d6fffa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snowy Mint and Pattens Blue colors as they work well with Ice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ice palette consists of #ffe5d6 and #ffd6ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffd6db). Try Karry and Pink Lace colors in combination with #d6fffa, 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 #d6fffa 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 Ice. Thus Baja White and Blue Chalk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cosmos, Fog, and Carla split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6fffa square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Ice tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ffd6db) and two others. The Blue Chalk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snowy Mint – 120° from the complementary Cosmos. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fad6ff and #dbffd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6fffa is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ice has a hue angle of 172.68°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 91.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6fffa is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #d6fffa
RGB Decimal rgb(214,255,250)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 16.08, 0, 1.96, 0
HSL hsl(172.68,100%,91.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(172.68,16.08%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.1131,-14.0068,-1.9942)
XYZ xyz(80.7469,92.7183,104.0831)
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