Poolhouse Color

#8095a0

Poolhouse 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 #7f6a5f
Complementary Color #a08b80
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.63° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Poolhouse Color Sample
Poolhouse Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8095a0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poolhouse Color. The Astronomicon Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tempered Grey (#a1aeb1) for more calm effect. Try Rolling Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a08b80 is the best complementary color to Poolhouse. 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 #8095a0 complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #80a09b and #8084a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8095a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Waterloo colors as they work well with Poolhouse.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poolhouse palette consists of #a09b80 and #a08084 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a08b80). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #8095a0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8095a0 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 Poolhouse. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poolhouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8095a0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poolhouse tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a08b80) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a08094 and #80a08b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8095a0 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Poolhouse has a hue angle of 200.63°, a saturation of 14.41% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8095a0 is made of 12.55% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #8095a0
RGB Decimal rgb(128,149,160)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 12.55, 4.32, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(200.63,14.41%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.63,20%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.4467,-4.9588,-8.277)
XYZ xyz(25.9947,28.6222,37.4123)
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