Cloud Abyss Color

#dfe7eb

Cloud Abyss 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 #201814
Complementary Color #ebe3de
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.8% (better contrasting with black)
Cloud Abyss Color Sample
Cloud Abyss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfe7eb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloud Abyss Color. The Magical color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Snowbell (#bed0da) for more energetic effect. Try Ballad Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ebe3de is the best complementary color to Cloud Abyss. 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 #dfe7eb 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 #deebe9 and #dee0eb. Thus found on the left and right of #dfe7eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Mystic colors as they work well with Cloud Abyss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cloud Abyss palette consists of #ebe8de and #ebdee0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebe3de). Try Satin Linen and Soft Peach colors in combination with #dfe7eb, 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 #dfe7eb 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 Cloud Abyss. Thus Green White and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cloud Abyss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Willow Brook split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfe7eb 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. Cloud Abyss tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ebe3de) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gin – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebdee6 and #deebe2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfe7eb is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cloud Abyss has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfe7eb is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #dfe7eb
RGB Decimal rgb(223,231,235)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 1.57, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(200,23.08%,89.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,5.11%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.1609,-1.9196,-2.8771)
XYZ xyz(74.0027,78.838,89.9141)
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