Teary Eyed Color

#ded2e8

Teary Eyed is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #212d17
Complementary Color #dce8d2
Color Shade: violet (272.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Teary Eyed Color Sample
Teary Eyed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ded2e8

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Teary Eyed Color. The Tinted Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Viking Diva (#cabae0) for more energetic effect. Try Plumeria as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dce8d2 is the best complementary color to Teary Eyed. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ded2e8 complementary color is Kidnapper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #d3d2e8 and #e8d2e7. Thus found on the left and right of #ded2e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Twilight colors as they work well with Teary Eyed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Teary Eyed palette consists of #d2e8d3 and #e7e8d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce8d2). Try Surf Crest and White Rock colors in combination with #ded2e8, 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 #ded2e8 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Teary Eyed. Thus Skeptic and Pearl Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Teary Eyed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kidnapper, Dust Storm, and Botticelli split by 90° on the color wheel. #ded2e8 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan 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. Teary Eyed tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#dce8d2) and two others. The Pearl Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Kidnapper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8ded2 and #d2dce8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ded2e8 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Teary Eyed has a hue angle of 272.73°, a saturation of 32.35% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ded2e8 is made of 3.92% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #ded2e8
RGB Decimal rgb(222,210,232)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 3.92, 8.63, 0, 9.02
HSL hsl(272.73,32.35%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(272.73,9.48%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.7302,8.1205,-9.3287)
XYZ xyz(67.7363,67.449,85.7928)
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