Overcast Sky Color

#a7b8c4

Overcast Sky 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 #58473b
Complementary Color #c4b3a6
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.83° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Overcast Sky Color Sample
Overcast Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7b8c4

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Overcast Sky Color. The Frills 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 Foghorn (#909fb2) for more calm effect. Try Atom Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c4b3a6 is the best complementary color to Overcast Sky. 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 #a7b8c4 complementary color is Bison Hide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #a6c4c1 and #a6a9c4. Thus found on the left and right of #a7b8c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Overcast Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Overcast Sky palette consists of #c4c1a6 and #c4a6a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4b3a6). Try Bison Hide and Thatch colors in combination with #a7b8c4, 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 #a7b8c4 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 Overcast Sky. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Overcast Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bison Hide, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7b8c4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Overcast Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c4b3a6) 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 #c4a6b7 and #a6c4b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7b8c4 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Overcast Sky has a hue angle of 204.83°, a saturation of 19.73% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7b8c4 is made of 11.37% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #a7b8c4
RGB Decimal rgb(167,184,196)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 11.37, 4.7, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(204.83,19.73%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.83,14.8%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.8572,-3.3578,-8.0599)
XYZ xyz(43.0406,46.482,58.928)
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