Salt Spray is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #583a31 |
| Complementary Color | #ceb0a7 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Spray Color. The Bit of Heaven color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Windsurf (#91aab8) for more calm effect. Try Chilly Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ceb0a7 is the best complementary color to Salt Spray. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7c5ce complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #a7cec3 and #a7b1ce. Thus found on the left and right of #a7c5ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Salt Spray.
The split-complementary Salt Spray palette consists of #cec3a7 and #cea7b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceb0a7). Try Chino and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a7c5ce, 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 #a7c5ce offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salt Spray. Thus Green Mist and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7c5ce square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salt Spray tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ceb0a7) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cea7c5 and #a7ceb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7c5ce is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Spray has a hue angle of 193.85°, a saturation of 28.47% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7c5ce is made of 15.29% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #a7c5ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,197,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 3.53, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(193.85,28.47%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.85,18.93%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.6407,-8.1152,-7.8689) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0432,52.6042,66.0667) |