Symmetry 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 | #705f58 |
| Complementary Color | #a7968f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Symmetry Color. The Garrison Grey 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 Adirondack Blue (#74858f) for more calm effect. Try Forever Denim as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a7968f is the best complementary color to Symmetry. 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 #8fa0a7 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 #8fa7a2 and #8f93a7. Thus found on the left and right of #8fa0a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Symmetry.
The split-complementary Symmetry palette consists of #a7a28f and #a78f94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7968f). Try Gray Olive and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8fa0a7, 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 #8fa0a7 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 Symmetry. Thus Sage and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Symmetry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8fa0a7 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. Symmetry tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a7968f) and two others. The Dusty Gray 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 #a78fa0 and #8fa796.
In a RGB color space, hex #8fa0a7 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Symmetry has a hue angle of 197.5°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8fa0a7 is made of 9.41% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #8fa0a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,160,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 2.74, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(197.5,12%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.5,14.37%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7806,-4.4871,-5.6737) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8735,33.7713,41.4505) |