Portsmouth Bay is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5e5252 |
| Complementary Color | #ada1a1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Portsmouth Bay Color. The Standish Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Venus Teal (#85a4a2) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Mojito as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ada1a1 is the best complementary color to Portsmouth Bay. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1adad complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a1ada7 and #a1a7ad. Thus found on the left and right of #a1adad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Portsmouth Bay.
The split-complementary Portsmouth Bay palette consists of #ada7a1 and #ada1a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ada1a1). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a1adad, 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 #a1adad offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Portsmouth Bay. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portsmouth Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1adad square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Portsmouth Bay tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ada1a1) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ada1ad and #a1ada1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1adad is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Portsmouth Bay has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 6.82% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1adad is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #a1adad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,173,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(180,6.82%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,6.94%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.811,-4.1871,-1.4533) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1843,40.4813,45.389) |