Scorpion Grass Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #665537 |
| Complementary Color | #c8b799 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorpion Grass Blue Color. The Angelic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bypass (#b6c4d2) for more calm effect. Try Heather as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8b799 is the best complementary color to Scorpion Grass Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99aac8 complementary color is Rodeo Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #99c1c8 and #9f99c8. Thus found on the left and right of #99aac8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Scorpion Grass Blue.
The split-complementary Scorpion Grass Blue palette consists of #c1c899 and #c89f99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8b799). Try Thistle Green and Eunry colors in combination with #99aac8, 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 #99aac8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scorpion Grass Blue. Thus Norway and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scorpion Grass Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #99aac8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scorpion Grass Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c8b799) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c899a9 and #99c8b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #99aac8 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Scorpion Grass Blue has a hue angle of 218.3°, a saturation of 29.94% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aac8 is made of 18.43% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #99aac8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,170,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 11.76, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(218.3,29.94%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.3,23.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2495,0.6837,-17.2643) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9369,39.6919,60.3054) |