Bay Wharf 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 | #8b8076 |
| Complementary Color | #897e74 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bay Wharf Color. The Blue Insignia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Morro Bay (#546b78) for more energetic effect. Try British Shorthair as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#897e74 is the best complementary color to Bay Wharf. 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 #747f89 complementary color is Squirrel, 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 Raven are #748988 and #747489. Thus found on the left and right of #747f89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Bay Wharf.
The split-complementary Bay Wharf palette consists of #898874 and #897474 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#897e74). Try Bandicoot and Hemp colors in combination with #747f89, 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 #747f89 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 Bay Wharf. Thus Battleship Gray and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bay Wharf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Squirrel, Mamba, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #747f89 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. Bay Wharf tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#897e74) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Squirrel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89747f and #74897e.
In a RGB color space, hex #747f89 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Bay Wharf has a hue angle of 208.57°, a saturation of 8.3% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #747f89 is made of 8.24% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #747f89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,127,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 3.93, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(208.57,8.3%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.57,15.33%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.6173,-1.8433,-6.7909) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3072,20.6979,26.6444) |