Misted Aqua Color

#d7e7e6

Misted Aqua 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 #281819
Complementary Color #e7d6d7
Color Shade: warm cyan (176.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Misted Aqua Color Sample
Misted Aqua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7e7e6

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Misted Aqua Color. The Silent River 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 Rhythmic Blue (#b8d5d7) for more energetic effect. Try Greenland Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7d6d7 is the best complementary color to Misted Aqua. 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 #d7e7e6 complementary color is Wafer, 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 Mystic are #d6e7de and #d6e0e7. Thus found on the left and right of #d7e7e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf Crest and Mystic colors as they work well with Misted Aqua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misted Aqua palette consists of #e7ded6 and #e7d6e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7d6d7). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #d7e7e6, 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 #d7e7e6 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 Misted Aqua. Thus Satin Linen and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misted Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7e7e6 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. Misted Aqua tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e7d6d7) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6d6e7 and #d7e7d6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7e7e6 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Misted Aqua has a hue angle of 176.25°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7e7e6 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #d7e7e6
RGB Decimal rgb(215,231,230)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 6.28, 0, 0.39, 9.41
HSL hsl(176.25,25%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(176.25,6.93%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.4651,-5.4767,-1.3493)
XYZ xyz(70.8832,77.3121,86.0497)
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