Stowaway 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 | #847c6c |
| Complementary Color | #938b7a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stowaway Color. The Sausalito Port color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Magic (#656b78) for more calm effect. Try Noctis as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#938b7a is the best complementary color to Stowaway. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b8393 complementary color is Stonewall, 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 Waterloo are #7a8f93 and #7f7a93. Thus found on the left and right of #7b8393 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Stowaway.
The split-complementary Stowaway palette consists of #8f937a and #937e7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#938b7a). Try Bitter and Hemp colors in combination with #7b8393, 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 #7b8393 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 Stowaway. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stowaway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stonewall, Mountbatten Pink, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b8393 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. Stowaway tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#938b7a) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Stonewall. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #937a83 and #7a938b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b8393 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Stowaway has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b8393 is made of 9.41% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #7b8393 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,131,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 6.28, 0, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(220,10%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,16.33%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6059,0.5571,-9.5834) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5511,22.5501,30.8205) |