Roman Bath is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #73685c |
| Complementary Color | #a3988c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Roman Bath Color. The Grey Blueberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brisk Blue (#6d829d) for more energetic effect. Try Seal Pup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3988c is the best complementary color to Roman Bath. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c97a3 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #8ca2a3 and #8c8ca3. Thus found on the left and right of #8c97a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Roman Bath.
The split-complementary Roman Bath palette consists of #a2a38c and #a38c8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3988c). Try Sage and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8c97a3, 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 #8c97a3 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Roman Bath. Thus Sage and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Roman Bath contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Venus, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c97a3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Roman Bath tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a3988c) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a38c96 and #8ca398.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c97a3 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Roman Bath has a hue angle of 211.3°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c97a3 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #8c97a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,151,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.7, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(211.3,11.11%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.3,14.11%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9576,-1.3916,-7.6351) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4927,30.353,39.0073) |