Monument Color

#84898c

Monument 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 #7b7673
Complementary Color #8c8784
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Monument Color Sample
Monument Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #84898c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Monument Color. The Night Rendezvous color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Labradorite (#657b83) for more energetic effect. Try Antique Tin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c8784 is the best complementary color to Monument. 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 #84898c complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #848c8b and #84858c. Thus found on the left and right of #84898c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Monument.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Monument palette consists of #8c8b84 and #8c8485 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c8784). Try Natural Gray and Hurricane colors in combination with #84898c, 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 #84898c 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 Monument. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Monument contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #84898c 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. Monument tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8c8784) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c8489 and #848c87.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #84898c is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Monument has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 3.36% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84898c is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #84898c
RGB Decimal rgb(132,137,140)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.14, 1.17, 0, 45.1
HSL hsl(202.5,3.36%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.5,5.71%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.7724,-1.2183,-2.2473)
XYZ xyz(23.195,24.6903,28.3541)
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