Carrier Pigeon Blue 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 | #776c67 |
| Complementary Color | #988d88 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Carrier Pigeon Blue Color. The Astronomicon 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 Rhinoceros (#727a7c) for more calm effect. Try Wonder Land as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#988d88 is the best complementary color to Carrier Pigeon Blue. 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 #889398 complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #889895 and #888b98. Thus found on the left and right of #889398 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Carrier Pigeon Blue.
The split-complementary Carrier Pigeon Blue palette consists of #989588 and #98888b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#988d88). Try Lemon Grass and Bazaar colors in combination with #889398, 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 #889398 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 Carrier Pigeon Blue. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carrier Pigeon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #889398 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. Carrier Pigeon Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#988d88) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988893 and #88988d.
In a RGB color space, hex #889398 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Carrier Pigeon Blue has a hue angle of 198.75°, a saturation of 7.21% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889398 is made of 6.28% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #889398 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,147,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 1.96, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(198.75,7.21%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.75,10.53%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2204,-2.9053,-4.0023) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2546,28.3687,33.7977) |