Serene is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #231c1b |
| Complementary Color | #e3dddc |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Serene Color. The Alice White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Scandinavian Sky (#c2d3d6) for more energetic effect. Try Light Pure Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3dddc is the best complementary color to Serene. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dce3e4 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #dce3e1 and #dcdee3. Thus found on the left and right of #dce3e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Mischka colors as they work well with Serene.
The split-complementary Serene palette consists of #e3e1dc and #e3dcde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3dddc). Try Westar and Bon Jour colors in combination with #dce3e4, 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 #dce3e4 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Serene. Thus Cararra and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serene contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce3e4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Serene tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e3dddc) 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 #e3dce2 and #dce3dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce3e4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Serene has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 12.9% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce3e4 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #dce3e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,227,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0.39, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,12.9%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,3.51%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.7456,-2.1524,-1.313) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9879,75.7553,84.2796) |