Moby Dick Color

#dde8ed

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

Inverse Color #221712
Complementary Color #ede2dd
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.8% (better contrasting with black)
Moby Dick Color Sample
Moby Dick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dde8ed

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moby Dick Color. The Constellation color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sleep Baby Sleep (#bed1e1) for more energetic effect. Try Millstream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ede2dd is the best complementary color to Moby Dick. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dde8ed complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #ddedea and #dde0ed. Thus found on the left and right of #dde8ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Haze and Snuff colors as they work well with Moby Dick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moby Dick palette consists of #edeadd and #eddde0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ede2dd). Try White Rock and Soft Peach colors in combination with #dde8ed, 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 #dde8ed offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moby Dick. Thus Kidnapper and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moby Dick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Willow Brook split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde8ed square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Moby Dick tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ede2dd) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Harp – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eddde8 and #ddede2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dde8ed is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Moby Dick has a hue angle of 198.75°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde8ed is made of 6.27% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #dde8ed
RGB Decimal rgb(221,232,237)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 6.27, 1.96, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(198.75,30.77%,89.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.75,6.75%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.3246,-2.7107,-3.6983)
XYZ xyz(73.9615,79.1998,91.5097)
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