Overcast 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 | #8c5c2f |
| Complementary Color | #d0a072 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Overcast Color. The Moon Jellyfish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Crab Escape (#9ebdd6) for more calm effect. Try Bluette as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0a072 is the best complementary color to Overcast. 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 #73a3d0 complementary color is Whiskey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #72d0ce and #7274d0. Thus found on the left and right of #73a3d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Overcast.
The split-complementary Overcast palette consists of #d0ce72 and #d07274 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0a072). Try Laser and New York Pink colors in combination with #73a3d0, 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 #73a3d0 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 Overcast. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Overcast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #73a3d0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Overcast tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d0a072) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d072a2 and #72d0a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #73a3d0 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Overcast has a hue angle of 209.03°, a saturation of 49.73% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73a3d0 is made of 36.47% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #73a3d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,163,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 17.65, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(209.03,49.73%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.03,44.71%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2735,-4.1103,-27.9727) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5526,34.3933,64.6501) |