Etched Glass Color

#dde2e2

Etched Glass is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta

Inverse Color #221d1d
Complementary Color #e2dddd
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Etched Glass Color Sample
Etched Glass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dde2e2

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Etched Glass Color. The Winter Garden color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tudor Ice (#c1cecf) for more energetic effect. Try Misty Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2dddd is the best complementary color to Etched Glass. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dde2e2 complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #dde2df and #dddfe2. Thus found on the left and right of #dde2e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Iron colors as they work well with Etched Glass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Etched Glass palette consists of #e2dfdd and #e2dddf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2dddd). Try Swiss Coffee and Bon Jour colors in combination with #dde2e2, 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 #dde2e2 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Etched Glass. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Etched Glass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde2e2 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow 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. Etched Glass tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e2dddd) and two others. The Bon Jour 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 #e2dde2 and #dde2dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dde2e2 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Etched Glass has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 7.94% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde2e2 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #dde2e2
RGB Decimal rgb(221,226,226)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(180,7.94%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,2.21%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.5127,-1.6716,-0.596)
XYZ xyz(70.7426,75.2559,82.7488)
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