Shutter 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 | #999180 |
| Complementary Color | #7f7666 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shutter Blue Color. The Vintage Indigo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Edge of Black (#54585e) for more calm effect. Try Snoop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7f7666 is the best complementary color to Shutter 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 #666e7f complementary color is Pablo, 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 Pale Sky are #667a7f and #6a667f. Thus found on the left and right of #666e7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Shutter Blue.
The split-complementary Shutter Blue palette consists of #7a7f66 and #7f6a66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f7666). Try Flax Smoke and Sand Dune colors in combination with #666e7f, 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 #666e7f 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 Shutter Blue. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shutter Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Old Lavender, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #666e7f 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. Shutter Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7f7666) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f666e and #667f77.
In a RGB color space, hex #666e7f is made of 30% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Shutter Blue has a hue angle of 220.8°, a saturation of 10.92% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #666e7f is made of 9.8% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #666e7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,110,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 6.66, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(220.8,10.92%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.8,19.69%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3235,0.8803,-10.4141) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8862,15.5089,22.2876) |