Iron Earth is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #755e59 |
| Complementary Color | #a68f8a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Earth Color. The Dusty Turquoise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shoreline (#6c8791) for more energetic effect. Try Winter Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a68f8a is the best complementary color to Iron Earth. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8aa1a6 complementary color is Del Rio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #8aa69d and #8a93a6. Thus found on the left and right of #8aa1a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Iron Earth.
The split-complementary Iron Earth palette consists of #a69d8a and #a68a93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a68f8a). Try Gray Olive and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8aa1a6, 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 #8aa1a6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Iron Earth. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #8aa1a6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron Earth tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a68f8a) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a68aa0 and #8aa68f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8aa1a6 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Earth has a hue angle of 190.71°, a saturation of 13.59% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8aa1a6 is made of 10.98% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #8aa1a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,161,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 1.96, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(190.71,13.59%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.71,16.87%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6808,-6.9175,-5.2998) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.109,33.6462,40.9838) |