Cool Frost Color

#e7e6ed

Cool Frost is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #181912
Complementary Color #ecede6
Color Shade: mid blue (248.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 91.57% (better contrasting with black)
Cool Frost Color Sample
Cool Frost Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7e6ed

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Frost Color. The Lunar Dust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Magic Scent (#ccc9d7) for more calm effect. Try Gregorio Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ecede6 is the best complementary color to Cool Frost. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7e6ed complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e6e8ed and #eae6ed. Thus found on the left and right of #e7e6ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Athens Gray and Mischka colors as they work well with Cool Frost.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Frost palette consists of #e8ede6 and #edeae6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecede6). Try Gray Nurse and Pampas colors in combination with #e7e6ed, 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 #e7e6ed offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Frost. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Ebb, and Gin split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7e6ed square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Cool Frost tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ecede6) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Porcelain – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ede7e6 and #e6eced.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7e6ed is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Frost has a hue angle of 248.57°, a saturation of 16.28% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7e6ed is made of 2.35% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #e7e6ed
RGB Decimal rgb(231,230,237)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 2.74, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(248.57,16.28%,91.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(248.57,2.95%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.5487,1.6025,-3.2845)
XYZ xyz(76.5379,79.697,91.4698)
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