Armor is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #8b7a80 |
| Complementary Color | #85747a |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (158.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Armor Color. The Japanese Bonsai color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Agave Frond (#5a6e6a) for more energetic effect. Try Hilltop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#85747a is the best complementary color to Armor. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #74857f complementary color is Empress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blue Smoke are #748576 and #748285. Thus found on the left and right of #74857f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Rolling Stone colors as they work well with Armor.
The split-complementary Armor palette consists of #857674 and #857482 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85747a). Try Hurricane and Fedora colors in combination with #74857f, 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 #74857f offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Armor. Thus Friar Gray and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Armor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Topaz, and Bitter split by 90° on the color wheel. #74857f square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Armor tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#85747a) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f7485 and #7a8574.
In a RGB color space, hex #74857f is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Armor has a hue angle of 158.82°, a saturation of 6.83% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74857f is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #74857f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,133,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 2.36, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(158.82,6.83%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(158.82,12.78%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0486,-7.4378,1.1373) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4208,22.0204,23.3054) |