Aqua Tint Color

#e5f1ee

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

Inverse Color #1a0e11
Complementary Color #f1e5e8
Color Shade: green cyan (165° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 92.16% (better contrasting with black)
Aqua Tint Color Sample
Aqua Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e5f1ee

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Tint Color. The Polar Expedition color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Short Phase (#cbe8df) for more energetic effect. Try Moonlight Jade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f1e5e8 is the best complementary color to Aqua Tint. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5f1ee complementary color is Soft Peach, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Haze are #e5f1e8 and #e5eef1. Thus found on the left and right of #e5f1ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Harp and Aqua Haze colors as they work well with Aqua Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aqua Tint palette consists of #f1e8e5 and #f1e5ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f1e5e8). Try Dawn Pink and Prim colors in combination with #e5f1ee, 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 #e5f1ee offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aqua Tint. Thus Spring Wood and Whisper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aqua Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Peach, Whisper, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5f1ee square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool red and mid yellow 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. Aqua Tint tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#f1e5e8) and two others. The Whisper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Brook – 120° from the complementary Soft Peach. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eee5f1 and #e8f1e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e5f1ee is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Tint has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 30% and a lightness of 92.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5f1ee is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #e5f1ee
RGB Decimal rgb(229,241,238)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 1.18, 5.49
HSL hsl(165,30%,92.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(165,4.98%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(94.2018,-4.4992,0.0636)
XYZ xyz(79.201,85.7417,93.2644)
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