Blue Sage is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a88b85 |
| Complementary Color | #7a5c56 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sage Color. The Durban Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Volute (#445a5e) for more calm effect. Try Teal Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a5c56 is the best complementary color to Blue Sage. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #57747a complementary color is Russett, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #567a6e and #56627a. Thus found on the left and right of #57747a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Blue Sage.
The split-complementary Blue Sage palette consists of #7a6e56 and #7a5662 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a5c56). Try Crocodile and Falcon colors in combination with #57747a, 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 #57747a offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Sage. Thus Go Ben and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #57747a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Sage tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7a5c56) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a5674 and #567a5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #57747a is made of 27% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sage has a hue angle of 190.29°, a saturation of 16.75% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #57747a is made of 13.72% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #57747a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,116,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 38% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 2.35, 0, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(190.29,16.75%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.29,28.69%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8722,-8.9142,-6.719) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6887,15.9222,20.7642) |