Arctic Dawn is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #1c1a17 |
| Complementary Color | #e7e5e3 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Dawn Color. The Steam Bath color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Humid Cave (#c9ccd2) for more calm effect. Try Crater Crawler as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7e5e3 is the best complementary color to Arctic Dawn. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3e5e8 complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e3e7e7 and #e3e3e7. Thus found on the left and right of #e3e5e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Porcelain and Mischka colors as they work well with Arctic Dawn.
The split-complementary Arctic Dawn palette consists of #e7e7e3 and #e7e3e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e5e3). Try Cararra and Bon Jour colors in combination with #e3e5e8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e3e5e8 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 Arctic Dawn. Thus Gray Nurse and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Dawn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3e5e8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arctic Dawn tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e7e5e3) and two others. The Bon Jour 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 #e7e3e5 and #e3e7e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3e5e8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Dawn has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 9.8% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3e5e8 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e3e5e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,229,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.18, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(216,9.8%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,2.16%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.8691,-0.1226,-1.702) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.2634,78.1957,87.5231) |