Hong Kong Mist is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #6b716f |
| Complementary Color | #8d9492 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hong Kong Mist Color. The Soulmate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Toadstool Soup (#988088) for more energetic effect. Try Submarine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d9492 is the best complementary color to Hong Kong Mist. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #948e90 complementary color is Gunsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #948d93 and #948f8d. Thus found on the left and right of #948e90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Hong Kong Mist.
The split-complementary Hong Kong Mist palette consists of #8d9394 and #8d948f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9492). Try Oslo Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #948e90, 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 #948e90 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hong Kong Mist. Thus Oslo Gray and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hong Kong Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #948e90 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hong Kong Mist tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#8d9492) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f948d and #928d94.
In a RGB color space, hex #948e90 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Hong Kong Mist has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 2.73% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #948e90 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #948e90 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,142,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 1.57, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(340,2.73%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340,4.05%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5762,2.5985,-0.2773) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9198,27.6555,30.3048) |