China Clay Color

#718b9a

China Clay is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #8e7465
Complementary Color #9a8070
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.95° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
China Clay Color Sample
China Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #718b9a

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Clay Color. The Soft Pumice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pompeii Ash (#6c757d) for more calm effect. Try Blue Plate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9a8070 is the best complementary color to China Clay. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #718b9a complementary color is Arrowtown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #709a94 and #70769a. Thus found on the left and right of #718b9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Lynch colors as they work well with China Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Clay palette consists of #9a9470 and #9a7076 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a8070). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #718b9a, 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 #718b9a 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 China Clay. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Trendy Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #718b9a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. China Clay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9a8070) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a708a and #709a80.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #718b9a is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode China Clay has a hue angle of 201.95°, a saturation of 16.87% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #718b9a is made of 16.08% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #718b9a
RGB Decimal rgb(113,139,154)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 16.08, 5.88, 0, 39.61
HSL hsl(201.95,16.87%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.95,26.62%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.3959,-5.6368,-11.0134)
XYZ xyz(21.8754,24.309,34.111)
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