Ghost Ship is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #778491 |
| Complementary Color | #6e7a88 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghost Ship Color. The Donkey Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ploughed Earth (#6c6459) for more calm effect. Try Shiitake Mushroom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e7a88 is the best complementary color to Ghost Ship. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #887b6e complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Makara are #886e6e and #88886e. Thus found on the left and right of #887b6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Ghost Ship.
The split-complementary Ghost Ship palette consists of #6e6e88 and #6e8888 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e7a88). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #887b6e, 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 #887b6e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ghost Ship. Thus Rum and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ghost Ship contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #887b6e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ghost Ship tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6e7a88) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e887b and #886e7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #887b6e is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Ghost Ship has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 10.57% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887b6e is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #887b6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,123,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 10.19, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(30,10.57%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,19.12%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.4267,2.7038,8.913) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0508,20.5259,17.657) |