Crystal Bay Color

#dbe2e7

Crystal Bay 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 #241d18
Complementary Color #e7e0da
Color Shade: cool cyan (205° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.24% (better contrasting with black)
Crystal Bay Color Sample
Crystal Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbe2e7

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crystal Bay Color. The Light Spirit 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 Ballad Blue (#c0ceda) for more energetic effect. Try Snowbell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7e0da is the best complementary color to Crystal Bay. 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 #dbe2e7 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #dae7e6 and #dadbe7. Thus found on the left and right of #dbe2e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Crystal Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crystal Bay palette consists of #e7e6da and #e7dadb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e0da). Try Satin Linen and Ebb colors in combination with #dbe2e7, 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 #dbe2e7 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 Crystal Bay. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crystal Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbe2e7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Crystal Bay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7e0da) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7dae2 and #dae7e0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbe2e7 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Crystal Bay has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbe2e7 is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #dbe2e7
RGB Decimal rgb(219,226,231)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 1.96, 0, 9.41
HSL hsl(205,20%,88.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205,5.19%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.497,-1.4099,-3.2598)
XYZ xyz(70.8336,75.2223,86.3873)
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