Bali Hai 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 | #7b6356 |
| Complementary Color | #a99184 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bali Hai Color. The Lakeville 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 soft alternative called Oyster Bay (#71818c) for more calm effect. Try Stormy Oceans as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a99184 is the best complementary color to Bali Hai. 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 #849ca9 complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #84a9a3 and #8489a9. Thus found on the left and right of #849ca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Bali Hai.
The split-complementary Bali Hai palette consists of #a9a384 and #a98489 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a99184). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #849ca9, 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 #849ca9 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 Bali Hai. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bali Hai contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Amethyst Smoke, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #849ca9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bali Hai tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a99184) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9849c and #84a991.
In a RGB color space, hex #849ca9 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Bali Hai has a hue angle of 201.08°, a saturation of 17.7% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #849ca9 is made of 14.51% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #849ca9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,156,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 5.09, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(201.08,17.7%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.08,21.89%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9667,-5.4559,-9.5769) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5656,31.547,42.1197) |