Ship Cove is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #867754 |
| Complementary Color | #ab9b79 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ship Cove Color. The Atom Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bleached Denim (#646f9b) for more calm effect. Try Minnesota April as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab9b79 is the best complementary color to Ship Cove. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7988ab complementary color is Sandrift, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda Gray are #79a1ab and #8279ab. Thus found on the left and right of #7988ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Ship Cove.
The split-complementary Ship Cove palette consists of #a1ab79 and #ab8379 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab9b79). Try Green Smoke and Sandrift colors in combination with #7988ab, 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 #7988ab offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ship Cove. Thus Amulet and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ship Cove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7988ab square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Ship Cove tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ab9b79) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab7987 and #79ab9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7988ab is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Ship Cove has a hue angle of 222°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7988ab is made of 19.61% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #7988ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,136,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 13.73, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(222,22.94%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222,29.24%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.6969,2.8562,-20.2625) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.04,24.6135,42.0119) |