White Scar 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 | #73605e |
| Complementary Color | #a18e8c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to White Scar Color. The Vintage Teal 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 soft alternative called Distant Thunder (#7f8688) for more calm effect. Try Aluminum Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a18e8c is the best complementary color to White Scar. 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 #8c9fa1 complementary color is Zorba, 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 #8ca198 and #8c94a1. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9fa1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Regent Gray colors as they work well with White Scar.
The split-complementary White Scar palette consists of #a1988c and #a18c94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a18e8c). Try Zorba and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8c9fa1, 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 #8c9fa1 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 White Scar. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of White Scar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9fa1 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. White Scar tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a18e8c) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a18c9f and #8ca18e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c9fa1 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode White Scar has a hue angle of 185.71°, a saturation of 10.05% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9fa1 is made of 8.24% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #8c9fa1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,159,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 0.79, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(185.71,10.05%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.71,13.04%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1163,-6.2393,-3.3128) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6464,32.9449,38.5147) |