Alpine Haze Color

#abbec0

Alpine Haze 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 #54413f
Complementary Color #c0acaa
Color Shade: mid cyan (185.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Alpine Haze Color Sample
Alpine Haze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #abbec0

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alpine Haze Color. The Eyefull color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dusty Sky (#95a3a6) for more calm effect. Try Shallow Water Ground as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c0acaa is the best complementary color to Alpine Haze. 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 #abbec0 complementary color is Silk, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #aac0b7 and #aab3c0. Thus found on the left and right of #abbec0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Alpine Haze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alpine Haze palette consists of #c0b7aa and #c0aab3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0acaa). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #abbec0, 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 #abbec0 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 Alpine Haze. Thus Eagle and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alpine Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #abbec0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Alpine Haze tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c0acaa) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0aabe and #aac0ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #abbec0 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Alpine Haze has a hue angle of 185.71°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abbec0 is made of 8.23% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.

HEX #abbec0
RGB Decimal rgb(171,190,192)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 8.23, 0.78, 0, 24.71
HSL hsl(185.71,14.29%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(185.71,10.94%,75.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.6318,-6.0694,-3.2276)
XYZ xyz(44.7225,49.2906,57.0261)
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