Software is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #807b79 |
| Complementary Color | #86807e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Software Color. The Wall Street color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shale Grey (#899da3) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Wave as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86807e is the best complementary color to Software. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f8486 complementary color is Hurricane, 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 Rolling Stone are #7e8684 and #7e8086. Thus found on the left and right of #7f8486 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Software.
The split-complementary Software palette consists of #86847e and #867e80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86807e). Try Friar Gray and Gray colors in combination with #7f8486, 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 #7f8486 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 Software. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Software contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f8486 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Software tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#86807e) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #867e84 and #7e8680.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f8486 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Software has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 2.81% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f8486 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #7f8486 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,132,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0.79, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,2.81%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,5.22%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7991,-1.4328,-1.7249) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3067,22.7358,25.8197) |