White Whale 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 | #121110 |
| Complementary Color | #efeeed |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 93.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to White Whale Color. The Shy Blunt 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 Reserved Blue (#d2d8de) for more energetic effect. Try Angel Hair Silver as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#efeeed is the best complementary color to White Whale. 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 #edeeef complementary color is Gallery, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Porcelain are #edefef and #ededef. Thus found on the left and right of #edeeef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Haze and Athens Gray colors as they work well with White Whale.
The split-complementary White Whale palette consists of #efefed and #efeded colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efeeed). Try Desert Storm and Gallery colors in combination with #edeeef, 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 #edeeef 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 White Whale. Thus Desert Storm and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of White Whale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gallery, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #edeeef square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. White Whale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#efeeed) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Black Haze – 120° from the complementary Gallery. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efedee and #edefee.
In a RGB color space, hex #edeeef is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode White Whale has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edeeef is made of 0.79% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #edeeef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,238,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0.4, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(210,5.88%,93.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,0.84%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.049,-0.1498,-0.6094) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.0796,85.3856,93.8691) |