Carbon Footprint 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 | #847f74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b857a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carbon Footprint Color. The Blue Sari 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 Dark Ages (#9698a3) for more energetic effect. Try Sephiroth Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b857a is the best complementary color to Carbon Footprint. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b808b complementary color is Natural Gray, 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 Raven are #7a878b and #7d7a8b. Thus found on the left and right of #7b808b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rolling Stone and Topaz colors as they work well with Carbon Footprint.
The split-complementary Carbon Footprint palette consists of #878b7a and #8b7d7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b857a). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #7b808b, 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 #7b808b 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 Carbon Footprint. Thus Battleship Gray and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carbon Footprint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Monsoon, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b808b 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. Carbon Footprint tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8b857a) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b7a80 and #7a8b85.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b808b is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Carbon Footprint has a hue angle of 221.25°, a saturation of 6.45% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b808b is made of 6.27% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #7b808b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,128,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 4.31, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(221.25,6.45%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.25,11.51%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.5068,0.4873,-6.5754) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5478,21.5134,27.4956) |