Fangtooth Fish is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #445568 |
| Complementary Color | #97a8bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fangtooth Fish Color. The Golden Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cozy Cocoa (#aa8f7d) for more calm effect. Try Mazzone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#97a8bb is the best complementary color to Fangtooth Fish. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbaa97 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #bb9897 and #babb97. Thus found on the left and right of #bbaa97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Fangtooth Fish.
The split-complementary Fangtooth Fish palette consists of #9797bb and #97b9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97a8bb). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bbaa97, 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 #bbaa97 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fangtooth Fish. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fangtooth Fish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbaa97 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fangtooth Fish tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97a8bb) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97bbaa and #bb97a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbaa97 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Fangtooth Fish has a hue angle of 31.67°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbaa97 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbaa97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,170,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 14.11, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(31.67,20.93%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.67,19.25%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5586,3.0098,12.0193) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4542,41.5486,35.1657) |