Shaded Hammock Color

#859c9b

Shaded Hammock 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 #7a6364
Complementary Color #9c8486
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.39° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Shaded Hammock Color Sample
Shaded Hammock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #859c9b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shaded Hammock Color. The Griffin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Techile (#9fa1a1) for more calm effect. Try Lap Pool Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9c8486 is the best complementary color to Shaded Hammock. 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 #859c9b complementary color is Bazaar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #849c8f and #84919c. Thus found on the left and right of #859c9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Shaded Hammock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shaded Hammock palette consists of #9c8f84 and #9c8491 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c8486). Try Pale Oyster and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #859c9b, 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 #859c9b 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 Shaded Hammock. Thus Gurkha and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shaded Hammock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Mamba, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #859c9b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Shaded Hammock tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9c8486) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spanish Green – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b849c and #869c84.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #859c9b is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Shaded Hammock has a hue angle of 177.39°, a saturation of 10.41% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #859c9b is made of 9.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #859c9b
RGB Decimal rgb(133,156,155)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 9.02, 0, 0.4, 38.82
HSL hsl(177.39,10.41%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.39,14.74%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.6173,-8.2563,-2.1976)
XYZ xyz(27.4777,31.13,35.5708)
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