Horizon is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #9b776b |
| Complementary Color | #947064 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Horizon Color. The Bismark color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lily Pond Blue (#55707f) for more energetic effect. Try Sophisticated Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#947064 is the best complementary color to Horizon. 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 #648894 complementary color is Toast, 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 Hoki are #649488 and #647094. Thus found on the left and right of #648894 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Horizon.
The split-complementary Horizon palette consists of #948864 and #946470 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#947064). Try Clay Creek and Copper Rose colors in combination with #648894, 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 #648894 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 Horizon. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Horizon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #648894 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. Horizon tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#947064) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #946487 and #649470.
In a RGB color space, hex #648894 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Horizon has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 19.35% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #648894 is made of 18.82% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #648894 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,136,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 4.71, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(195,19.35%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,32.43%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5073,-9.4945,-10.4711) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.405,22.4558,31.3286) |