Mainsail is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #26201d |
| Complementary Color | #e2dbd9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mainsail Color. The Gris Náutico color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Salty Tears (#bacad4) for more energetic effect. Try Journey's End as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2dbd9 is the best complementary color to Mainsail. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dfe2 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, 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 Geyser are #d9e2e0 and #d9dae2. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dfe2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Mischka colors as they work well with Mainsail.
The split-complementary Mainsail palette consists of #e2e0d9 and #e2d9da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2dbd9). Try Westar and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d9dfe2, 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 #d9dfe2 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 Mainsail. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mainsail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dfe2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Mainsail tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e2dbd9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2d9df and #d9e2db.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9dfe2 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mainsail has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 13.43% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dfe2 is made of 3.53% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #d9dfe2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,223,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 1.18, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(200,13.43%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,3.98%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.4563,-1.4559,-2.1774) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7304,73.0181,82.4229) |