Overcast Day 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 | #70665d |
| Complementary Color | #a2988f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Overcast Day Color. The Bay Wharf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ironside (#7e8082) for more calm effect. Try Chain Gang Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2988f is the best complementary color to Overcast Day. 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 #8f99a2 complementary color is Zorba, 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 Regent Gray are #8fa2a1 and #8f8fa2. Thus found on the left and right of #8f99a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Overcast Day.
The split-complementary Overcast Day palette consists of #a2a18f and #a28f8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2988f). Try Gray Olive and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8f99a2, 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 #8f99a2 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 Overcast Day. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Overcast Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f99a2 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. Overcast Day tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a2988f) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a28f99 and #8fa298.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f99a2 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Overcast Day has a hue angle of 208.42°, a saturation of 9.27% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f99a2 is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #8f99a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,153,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 3.53, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(208.42,9.27%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.42,11.73%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7019,-1.6974,-5.9405) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2405,31.2307,38.6694) |