Foggy Blue 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 | #665144 |
Complementary Color | #bba599 |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.94° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Foggy Blue Color. The Bluesy Note color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coastal Vista (#8293a0) for more calm effect. Try Icicles as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bba599 is the best complementary color to Foggy Blue. 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 #99aebb complementary color is Thatch, 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 Gull Gray are #99bbb6 and #999dbb. Thus found on the left and right of #99aebb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Foggy Blue.
The split-complementary Foggy Blue palette consists of #bbb699 and #bb999d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba599). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #99aebb, 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 #99aebb 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 Foggy Blue. Thus Schist and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foggy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #99aebb 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. Foggy Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bba599) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb99ae and #99bba5.
In a RGB color space, hex #99aebb is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Foggy Blue has a hue angle of 202.94°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aebb is made of 13.33% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
HEX | #99aebb |
RGB Decimal | rgb(153,174,187) |
RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
CMYK | 13.33, 5.09, 0, 26.67 |
HSL | hsl(202.94,20%,66.67%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.94,18.18%,73.33%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(69.9175,-4.4554,-9.0876) |
XYZ | xyz(37.2426,40.6323,52.8936) |