Arona Color

#879ba3

Arona 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 #78645c
Complementary Color #a38e86
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.43% (better contrasting with white)
Arona Color Sample
Arona Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #879ba3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arona Color. The Gilneas Grey 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 Peak Point (#768083) for more calm effect. Try Granite Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a38e86 is the best complementary color to Arona. 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 #879ba3 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 #86a39c and #868ca3. Thus found on the left and right of #879ba3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Arona.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arona palette consists of #a39c86 and #a3868c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a38e86). Try Tallow and Pharlap colors in combination with #879ba3, 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 #879ba3 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 Arona. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arona contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #879ba3 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. Arona tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a38e86) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3869b and #86a38e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #879ba3 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Arona has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 13.21% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #879ba3 is made of 10.98% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #879ba3
RGB Decimal rgb(135,155,163)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 10.98, 3.14, 0, 36.08
HSL hsl(197.14,13.21%,58.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.14,17.18%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.708,-5.288,-6.5592)
XYZ xyz(28.3239,31.2379,39.187)
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