Tarnished Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #86847f |
| Complementary Color | #807d79 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tarnished Silver Color. The Alley Cat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Top Shelf (#82889c) for more energetic effect. Try Nostalgic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#807d79 is the best complementary color to Tarnished Silver. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #797b80 complementary color is Friar Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #797e80 and #7a7980. Thus found on the left and right of #797b80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rolling Stone and Jumbo colors as they work well with Tarnished Silver.
The split-complementary Tarnished Silver palette consists of #7e8079 and #807a79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#807d79). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #797b80, 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 #797b80 offers a combination of yellow green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tarnished Silver. Thus Camouflage Green and Boulder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tarnished Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Friar Gray, Suva Gray, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #797b80 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tarnished Silver tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#807d79) and two others. The Boulder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Friar Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80797a and #79807d.
In a RGB color space, hex #797b80 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Tarnished Silver has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 2.81% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #797b80 is made of 2.75% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #797b80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,123,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 1.96, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(222.86,2.81%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.86,5.47%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5982,0.2847,-2.9883) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8644,19.7894,23.2475) |