Shadow Effect is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #877877 |
| Complementary Color | #887978 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Effect Color. The Riverway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nevada (#666f6f) for more calm effect. Try Walrus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#887978 is the best complementary color to Shadow Effect. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #788788 complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #788881 and #787f88. Thus found on the left and right of #788788 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Raven colors as they work well with Shadow Effect.
The split-complementary Shadow Effect palette consists of #888178 and #88787f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887978). Try Schooner and Empress colors in combination with #788788, 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 #788788 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shadow Effect. Thus Bitter and Monsoon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadow Effect contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mobster, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #788788 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shadow Effect tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#887978) and two others. The Monsoon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #887886 and #788879.
In a RGB color space, hex #788788 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Effect has a hue angle of 183.75°, a saturation of 6.3% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #788788 is made of 6.27% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #788788 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,135,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 0.39, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(183.75,6.3%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.75,11.76%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1737,-5.2159,-2.395) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8536,23.0986,26.6519) |