Anchors Away 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 | #614432 |
| Complementary Color | #cdb09e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Anchors Away Color. The Light Pure Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Polished Silver (#c5d1da) for more calm effect. Try Afloat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cdb09e is the best complementary color to Anchors Away. 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 #9ebbcd complementary color is Rodeo Dust, 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 Rock Blue are #9ecdc7 and #9ea3cd. Thus found on the left and right of #9ebbcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Anchors Away.
The split-complementary Anchors Away palette consists of #cdc79e and #cd9ea3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdb09e). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #9ebbcd, 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 #9ebbcd 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 Anchors Away. Thus Sprout and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anchors Away contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, East Side, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ebbcd 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. Anchors Away tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cdb09e) 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 #cd9ebb and #9ecdb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ebbcd is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Anchors Away has a hue angle of 202.98°, a saturation of 31.97% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ebbcd is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9ebbcd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,187,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 7.06, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(202.98,31.97%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.98,22.93%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3287,-5.8376,-12.3264) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8903,47.2175,64.6109) |