Windsor Haze Color

#a697a7

Windsor Haze is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #596858
Complementary Color #98a697
Color Shade: cool magenta (296.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Windsor Haze Color Sample
Windsor Haze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a697a7

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Windsor Haze Color. The Wonder Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Asian Violet (#8b818c) for more calm effect. Try Lepidolite Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#98a697 is the best complementary color to Windsor Haze. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a697a7 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mountain Mist are #9e97a6 and #a697a0. Thus found on the left and right of #a697a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Windsor Haze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Windsor Haze palette consists of #97a69e and #a0a697 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98a697). Try Pewter and Bud colors in combination with #a697a7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a697a7 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Windsor Haze. Thus Pewter and Delta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Windsor Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Zorba, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #a697a7 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Windsor Haze tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#98a697) and two others. The Delta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6a597 and #9798a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a697a7 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Windsor Haze has a hue angle of 296.25°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a697a7 is made of 0.39% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a697a7
RGB Decimal rgb(166,151,167)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 0.39, 6.27, 0, 34.51
HSL hsl(296.25,8.33%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(296.25,9.58%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.1854,8.4987,-6.3546)
XYZ xyz(33.7675,33.0302,41.1549)
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