Happy Cement 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 | #68615e |
| Complementary Color | #a19a97 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Happy Cement Color. The Great Coat 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 saturated alternative called Sheltered Bay (#758f9a) for more energetic effect. Try Shaker Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a19a97 is the best complementary color to Happy Cement. 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 #979ea1 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 #97a19f and #9799a1. Thus found on the left and right of #979ea1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Happy Cement.
The split-complementary Happy Cement palette consists of #a19f97 and #a19799 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a19a97). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #979ea1, 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 #979ea1 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 Happy Cement. Thus Lemon Grass and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Happy Cement contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #979ea1 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. Happy Cement tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a19a97) and two others. The Shady Lady 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 #a1979e and #97a19a.
In a RGB color space, hex #979ea1 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Happy Cement has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 5.05% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979ea1 is made of 3.92% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #979ea1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,158,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 1.18, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(198,5.05%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198,6.21%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6488,-1.8943,-2.4363) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4224,33.6062,38.5487) |