Qiān Hūi Grey Color

#89a0b0

Qiān Hūi Grey 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 #765f4f
Complementary Color #b09989
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Qiān Hūi Grey Color Sample
Qiān Hūi Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89a0b0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Qiān Hūi Grey Color. The Distant Sky 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 New Steel (#738595) for more calm effect. Try Forever Denim as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b09989 is the best complementary color to Qiān Hūi Grey. 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 #89a0b0 complementary color is Sandrift, 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 Bali Hai are #89b0ac and #898cb0. Thus found on the left and right of #89a0b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Qiān Hūi Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Qiān Hūi Grey palette consists of #b0ac89 and #b0898c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b09989). Try Hillary and Del Rio colors in combination with #89a0b0, 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 #89a0b0 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 Qiān Hūi Grey. Thus Locust and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Qiān Hūi Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #89a0b0 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. Qiān Hūi Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b09989) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0899f and #89b099.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89a0b0 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Qiān Hūi Grey has a hue angle of 204.62°, a saturation of 19.8% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89a0b0 is made of 15.29% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #89a0b0
RGB Decimal rgb(137,160,176)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 15.29, 6.27, 0, 30.98
HSL hsl(204.62,19.8%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.62,22.16%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.6395,-4.4353,-10.9712)
XYZ xyz(30.7238,33.5946,45.9394)
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