Hazy Daze 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 | #5a473a |
| Complementary Color | #c5b2a5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazy Daze Color. The Atom Blue 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 Hawaiian Sky (#83a2bd) for more energetic effect. Try Private Jet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5b2a5 is the best complementary color to Hazy Daze. 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 #a5b8c5 complementary color is Bison Hide, 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 Cadet Blue are #a5c5c2 and #a5a8c5. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b8c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Hazy Daze.
The split-complementary Hazy Daze palette consists of #c5c2a5 and #c5a5a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5b2a5). Try Coral Reef and Thatch colors in combination with #a5b8c5, 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 #a5b8c5 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 Hazy Daze. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazy Daze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bison Hide, London Hue, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b8c5 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. Hazy Daze tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c5b2a5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Bison Hide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5a5b8 and #a5c5b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5b8c5 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hazy Daze has a hue angle of 204.38°, a saturation of 21.62% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b8c5 is made of 12.54% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #a5b8c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,184,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.54, 5.09, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(204.38,21.62%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.38,16.24%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7472,-3.793,-8.7843) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7356,46.3115,59.5099) |