Barely Blue is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #221f20 |
| Complementary Color | #e0ddde |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Barely Blue Color. The Morning Fog color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sprout Green (#cbd7d2) for more energetic effect. Try Rediscover as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0ddde is the best complementary color to Barely Blue. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dde0df complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #dde0dd and #dddfe0. Thus found on the left and right of #dde0df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Iron colors as they work well with Barely Blue.
The split-complementary Barely Blue palette consists of #e0dddd and #e0dddf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0ddde). Try Alto and Bon Jour colors in combination with #dde0df, 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 #dde0df offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barely Blue. Thus Quill Gray and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barely Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Iron, and Quill Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde0df square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barely Blue tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e0ddde) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Bon Jour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfdde0 and #dee0dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #dde0df is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Barely Blue has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 4.62% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde0df is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #dde0df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,224,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 0.39, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(160,4.62%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,1.34%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.9278,-1.1854,0.1247) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7937,74.0112,80.4191) |