Saltbox Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9a8a75 |
| Complementary Color | #8a7a65 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Saltbox Blue Color. The Evening East color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Starry Sky Blue (#4f5e7e) for more energetic effect. Try River Tour as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a7a65 is the best complementary color to Saltbox Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #65758a complementary color is Cement, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #65878a and #67658a. Thus found on the left and right of #65758a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Dolphin colors as they work well with Saltbox Blue.
The split-complementary Saltbox Blue palette consists of #878a65 and #8a6765 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a7a65). Try Avocado and Opium colors in combination with #65758a, 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 #65758a offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Saltbox Blue. Thus Highland and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saltbox Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cement, Strikemaster, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #65758a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Saltbox Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8a7a65) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Cement. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a6574 and #658a7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #65758a is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Saltbox Blue has a hue angle of 214.05°, a saturation of 15.48% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65758a is made of 14.51% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #65758a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,117,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 8.24, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(214.05,15.48%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.05,26.81%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.666,-0.8525,-13.4221) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3156,17.3243,26.5287) |