Wave Crest 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 | #231615 |
| Complementary Color | #eadcdb |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 89.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wave Crest Color. The Cold Air Turquoise 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 Alexandrian Sky (#bcd9dc) for more energetic effect. Try Light Sky Chase as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eadcdb is the best complementary color to Wave Crest. 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 #dce9ea complementary color is Pearl Bush, 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 Mystic are #dbeae3 and #dbe2ea. Thus found on the left and right of #dce9ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gin and Mystic colors as they work well with Wave Crest.
The split-complementary Wave Crest palette consists of #eae3db and #eadbe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eadcdb). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #dce9ea, 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 #dce9ea 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 Wave Crest. Thus Satin Linen and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wave Crest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce9ea 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. Wave Crest tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eadcdb) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eadbe9 and #dbeadc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce9ea is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Wave Crest has a hue angle of 184.29°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce9ea is made of 5.49% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #dce9ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,233,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0.39, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(184.29,25%,89.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.29,5.98%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.4303,-4.1135,-1.9846) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5054,79.434,89.3) |