Clouded Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #826c5d |
| Complementary Color | #a28c7c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Clouded Sky Color. The Lynch color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Boater (#6181a3) for more energetic effect. Try Heavy Blue Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a28c7c is the best complementary color to Clouded Sky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d93a2 complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #7ca29e and #7c80a2. Thus found on the left and right of #7d93a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Waterloo colors as they work well with Clouded Sky.
The split-complementary Clouded Sky palette consists of #a29e7c and #a27c80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a28c7c). Try Gurkha and Pharlap colors in combination with #7d93a2, 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 #7d93a2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clouded Sky. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clouded Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d93a2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clouded Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a28c7c) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a27c92 and #7ca28c.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d93a2 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Clouded Sky has a hue angle of 204.32°, a saturation of 16.59% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d93a2 is made of 14.51% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #7d93a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,147,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 5.88, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(204.32,16.59%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.32,22.84%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7403,-4.3543,-10.4908) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4128,27.836,38.2159) |