Filigree Color

#dfe7e8

Filigree 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 #201817
Complementary Color #e8dfde
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.22% (better contrasting with black)
Filigree Color Sample
Filigree Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfe7e8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Filigree Color. The Thin Heights 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 Scandinavian Sky (#c2d3d6) for more energetic effect. Try Light Pure Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e8dfde is the best complementary color to Filigree. 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 #dfe7e8 complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #dee8e4 and #dee2e8. Thus found on the left and right of #dfe7e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Geyser colors as they work well with Filigree.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Filigree palette consists of #e8e4de and #e8dee2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dfde). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #dfe7e8, 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 #dfe7e8 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 Filigree. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Filigree contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfe7e8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Filigree tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e8dfde) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8dee7 and #dee8df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfe7e8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Filigree has a hue angle of 186.67°, a saturation of 16.36% and a lightness of 89.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfe7e8 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #dfe7e8
RGB Decimal rgb(223,231,232)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 0.39, 0, 9.02
HSL hsl(186.67,16.36%,89.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.67,3.88%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.083,-2.476,-1.4234)
XYZ xyz(73.5728,78.666,87.6503)
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