Terminator Chrome Color

#dcdfe5

Terminator Chrome is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #23201a
Complementary Color #e5e2db
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.04% (better contrasting with black)
Terminator Chrome Color Sample
Terminator Chrome Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcdfe5

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Terminator Chrome Color. The Hūi Sè Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Arctic Ice (#bfc7d6) for more energetic effect. Try Dancing Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5e2db is the best complementary color to Terminator Chrome. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcdfe5 complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dbe3e5 and #dddbe5. Thus found on the left and right of #dcdfe5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Terminator Chrome.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terminator Chrome palette consists of #e3e5db and #e5dddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e2db). Try Green White and Ebb colors in combination with #dcdfe5, 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 #dcdfe5 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terminator Chrome. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terminator Chrome contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Lola, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcdfe5 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Terminator Chrome tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5e2db) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5dbde and #dbe5e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcdfe5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Terminator Chrome has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 14.75% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcdfe5 is made of 3.53% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #dcdfe5
RGB Decimal rgb(220,223,229)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 2.35, 0, 10.2
HSL hsl(220,14.75%,88.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,3.93%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.7559,0.0976,-3.2898)
XYZ xyz(70.0457,73.6481,84.6524)
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