Chef's Hat is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #0c0b0a |
| Complementary Color | #f4f3f3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 95.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chef's Hat Color. The Mystic Pool 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 Hidden Creek (#d5dae0) for more energetic effect. Try Ocean Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f4f3f3 is the best complementary color to Chef's Hat. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3f4f5 complementary color is Wild Sand, 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 #f3f4f4 and #f3f3f4. Thus found on the left and right of #f3f4f5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Haze and Athens Gray colors as they work well with Chef's Hat.
The split-complementary Chef's Hat palette consists of #f4f4f3 and #f4f3f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f4f3f3). Try Desert Storm and Wild Sand colors in combination with #f3f4f5, 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 #f3f4f5 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chef's Hat. Thus Gray Nurse and Wild Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chef's Hat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Sand, Wild Sand, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3f4f5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Chef's Hat tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#f4f3f3) and two others. The Wild Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Wild Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f4f3f3 and #f3f4f3.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3f4f5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Chef's Hat has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 95.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3f4f5 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f3f4f5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,244,245) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0.39, 0, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(210,9.09%,95.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,0.82%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.1412,-0.149,-0.6068) |
| XYZ | xyz(85.7943,90.3486,99.3034) |