Salt Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #826362 |
| Complementary Color | #9d7e7d |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Blue Color. The Nature Retreat color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Teal Tree (#94b9b4) for more energetic effect. Try Portsmouth Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d7e7d is the best complementary color to Salt Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d9c9d complementary color is Bazaar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #7d9d8e and #7d8c9d. Thus found on the left and right of #7d9c9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Salt Blue.
The split-complementary Salt Blue palette consists of #9d8e7d and #9d7d8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d7e7d). Try Pale Oyster and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #7d9c9d, 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 #7d9c9d offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salt Blue. Thus Gurkha and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Mamba, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d9c9d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salt Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9d7e7d) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d7d9c and #7d9d7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d9c9d is made of 29% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Blue has a hue angle of 181.88°, a saturation of 14.04% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d9c9d is made of 12.55% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #7d9c9d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,156,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 0.39, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(181.88,14.04%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.88,20.38%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.144,-10.466,-4.0833) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4317,30.5712,36.406) |