Scarborough is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #7f6c6e |
| Complementary Color | #938081 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarborough Color. The Jitterbug Lure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trade Secret (#6a7978) for more calm effect. Try Techile as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#938081 is the best complementary color to Scarborough. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #809391 complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #809387 and #808b93. Thus found on the left and right of #809391 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spanish Green and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Scarborough.
The split-complementary Scarborough palette consists of #938780 and #93808b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#938081). Try Schooner and Venus colors in combination with #809391, 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 #809391 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scarborough. Thus Granite Green and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarborough contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Topaz, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #809391 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scarborough tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#938081) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spanish Green – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918093 and #829380.
In a RGB color space, hex #809391 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Scarborough has a hue angle of 173.68°, a saturation of 8.09% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #809391 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #809391 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,147,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 0.79, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(173.68,8.09%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.68,12.93%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4352,-7.1738,-1.239) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4466,27.501,30.8078) |