Glen Falls 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 | #53473e |
| Complementary Color | #c1b5ac |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glen Falls Color. The Sell Out 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 saturated alternative called Foghorn (#909fb2) for more energetic effect. Try Atom Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1b5ac is the best complementary color to Glen Falls. 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 #acb8c1 complementary color is Silk, 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 #acc1bf and #acadc1. Thus found on the left and right of #acb8c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Glen Falls.
The split-complementary Glen Falls palette consists of #c1bfac and #c1acad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1b5ac). Try Ash and Silk colors in combination with #acb8c1, 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 #acb8c1 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 Glen Falls. Thus Green Spring and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glen Falls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #acb8c1 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. Glen Falls tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c1b5ac) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1acb7 and #acc1b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #acb8c1 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Glen Falls has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 14.48% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acb8c1 is made of 8.24% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #acb8c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,184,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 3.53, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,14.48%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,10.88%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.127,-2.3363,-5.9836) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7794,46.9019,57.1976) |