Hong Kong Skyline Color

#676e7a

Hong Kong Skyline 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 #989185
Complementary Color #7a7366
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Hong Kong Skyline Color Sample
Hong Kong Skyline Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #676e7a

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hong Kong Skyline Color. The Stand Out color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Salon Bleu (#7d8697) for more energetic effect. Try Tempest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7a7366 is the best complementary color to Hong Kong Skyline. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #676e7a complementary color is Pablo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #66777a and #69667a. Thus found on the left and right of #676e7a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Hong Kong Skyline.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hong Kong Skyline palette consists of #777a66 and #7a6966 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7366). Try Limed Ash and Sand Dune colors in combination with #676e7a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #676e7a 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 Hong Kong Skyline. Thus Willow Grove and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hong Kong Skyline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Old Lavender, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #676e7a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hong Kong Skyline tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7a7366) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a666d and #667a73.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #676e7a is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hong Kong Skyline has a hue angle of 217.89°, a saturation of 8.44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #676e7a is made of 7.45% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #676e7a
RGB Decimal rgb(103,110,122)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 7.45, 4.7, 0, 52.16
HSL hsl(217.89,8.44%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.89,15.57%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.2318,0.0396,-7.5539)
XYZ xyz(14.6823,15.4406,20.6188)
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