Equanimity 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 | #7c564c |
| Complementary Color | #b38c83 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Equanimity Color. The Salt Box Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Leisure Blue (#6a8ea1) for more calm effect. Try French Court as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b38c83 is the best complementary color to Equanimity. 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 #83a9b3 complementary color is Brandy Rose, 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 Bali Hai are #83b3a4 and #8390b3. Thus found on the left and right of #83a9b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Equanimity.
The split-complementary Equanimity palette consists of #b3a483 and #b38390 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b38c83). Try Mongoose and Bouquet colors in combination with #83a9b3, 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 #83a9b3 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 Equanimity. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Equanimity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #83a9b3 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. Equanimity tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b38c83) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b383a8 and #83b38d.
In a RGB color space, hex #83a9b3 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Equanimity has a hue angle of 192.5°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #83a9b3 is made of 18.83% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #83a9b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,169,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 3.93, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(192.5,24%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.5,26.82%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8668,-10.4952,-9.3564) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6847,36.4559,48.0146) |