Hazy Skies 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 | #52443b |
| Complementary Color | #c4b6ad |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazy Skies Color. The Paris 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 Pewter Blue (#8ba8b7) for more energetic effect. Try Bayshore Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4b6ad is the best complementary color to Hazy Skies. 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 #adbbc4 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 #adc4c1 and #adafc4. Thus found on the left and right of #adbbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Hazy Skies.
The split-complementary Hazy Skies palette consists of #c4c1ad and #c4adaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4b6ad). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #adbbc4, 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 #adbbc4 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 Hazy Skies. Thus Clay Ash and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazy Skies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #adbbc4 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. Hazy Skies tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c4b6ad) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4adbb and #adc4b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #adbbc4 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Hazy Skies has a hue angle of 203.48°, a saturation of 16.31% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adbbc4 is made of 9.02% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #adbbc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,187,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 3.53, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(203.48,16.31%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.48,11.73%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.0831,-2.9947,-6.1955) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9677,48.4104,59.1986) |