Milestone is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #807b75 |
| Complementary Color | #8a847e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Milestone Color. The Hong Kong Skyline 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 saturated alternative called Nouveau (#686f7e) for more energetic effect. Try Platinum Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a847e is the best complementary color to Milestone. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f848a complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #7e898a and #7f7e8a. Thus found on the left and right of #7f848a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Milestone.
The split-complementary Milestone palette consists of #898a7e and #8a7f7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a847e). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #7f848a, 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 #7f848a offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Milestone. Thus Battleship Gray and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Monsoon, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f848a 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. Milestone tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8a847e) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a7e84 and #7e8a84.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f848a is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Milestone has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 4.49% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f848a is made of 4.32% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #7f848a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,132,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 2.36, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(212.73,4.49%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.73,7.97%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.917,-0.5955,-3.87) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5911,22.8495,27.3172) |