Ghost is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #3f4038 |
| Complementary Color | #c5c6bf |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (247.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghost Color. The Velvet Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nimbus Cloud (#d5d5d8) for more calm effect. Try Petal Tip as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5c6bf is the best complementary color to Ghost. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0bfc7 complementary color is Mist Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #bfc2c6 and #c3bfc6. Thus found on the left and right of #c0bfc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Ghost.
The split-complementary Ghost palette consists of #c2c6bf and #c6c3bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c6bf). Try Kangaroo and Cloud colors in combination with #c0bfc7, 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 #c0bfc7 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ghost. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ghost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mist Gray, Pale Slate, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0bfc7 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ghost tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#c5c6bf) and two others. The Silver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Mist Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6c0bf and #bfc5c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0bfc7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ghost has a hue angle of 247.5°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0bfc7 is made of 2.75% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c0bfc7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,191,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 3.14, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(247.5,6.67%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(247.5,4.02%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.6332,1.8515,-3.8987) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6778,52.5916,61.513) |