Whispering Winds Color

#b7c3bf

Whispering Winds is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #483c40
Complementary Color #c3b7bb
Color Shade: green cyan (160° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with white)
Whispering Winds Color Sample
Whispering Winds Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7c3bf

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whispering Winds Color. The Silver Drop color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gris (#a5a9a8) for more calm effect. Try Chrysanthemum Leaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3b7bb is the best complementary color to Whispering Winds. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7c3bf complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b7c3b9 and #b7c1c3. Thus found on the left and right of #b7c3bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Submarine colors as they work well with Whispering Winds.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whispering Winds palette consists of #c3b9b7 and #c3b7c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3b7bb). Try Silver Rust and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b7c3bf, 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 #b7c3bf offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whispering Winds. Thus Cotton Seed and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whispering Winds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, French Gray, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7c3bf square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Whispering Winds tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c3b7bb) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfb7c3 and #bbc3b7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7c3bf is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Whispering Winds has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7c3bf is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #b7c3bf
RGB Decimal rgb(183,195,191)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 1.57, 23.53
HSL hsl(160,9.09%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(160,6.15%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.7917,-4.8689,0.578)
XYZ xyz(48.4475,52.8591,56.9396)
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