Shaker Blue Color

#748c96

Shaker Blue 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 #8b7369
Complementary Color #967e74
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.16% (better contrasting with white)
Shaker Blue Color Sample
Shaker Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #748c96

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shaker Blue Color. The Window Grey 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 Metropolis Mood (#99a1a5) for more calm effect. Try Volcanic Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#967e74 is the best complementary color to Shaker Blue. 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 #748c96 complementary color is Almond Frost, 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 Slate Gray are #74968f and #747b96. Thus found on the left and right of #748c96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Shaker Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shaker Blue palette consists of #968f74 and #96747b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#967e74). Try Pale Oyster and Bazaar colors in combination with #748c96, 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 #748c96 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 Shaker Blue. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shaker Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Trendy Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #748c96 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. Shaker Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#967e74) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96748b and #74967e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #748c96 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Shaker Blue has a hue angle of 197.65°, a saturation of 13.93% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #748c96 is made of 13.33% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #748c96
RGB Decimal rgb(116,140,150)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 13.33, 3.92, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(197.65,13.93%,52.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.65,22.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.7536,-6.2006,-8.158)
XYZ xyz(22.0856,24.6712,32.4521)
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