Porpoise Fin is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #373432 |
| Complementary Color | #cdcac8 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Porpoise Fin Color. The Lakeside 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 Cloud Cover (#adb5bc) for more energetic effect. Try High Rise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cdcac8 is the best complementary color to Porpoise Fin. 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 #c8cbcd complementary color is Cloud, 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 Silver Sand are #c8cdcc and #c8c8cd. Thus found on the left and right of #c8cbcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and French Gray colors as they work well with Porpoise Fin.
The split-complementary Porpoise Fin palette consists of #cdccc8 and #cdc8c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdcac8). Try Cloud and Silver colors in combination with #c8cbcd, 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 #c8cbcd 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 Porpoise Fin. Thus Celeste and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Porpoise Fin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Gray Suit, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8cbcd 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. Porpoise Fin tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cdcac8) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdc8cb and #c8cdca.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8cbcd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Porpoise Fin has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 4.76% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8cbcd is made of 1.96% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #c8cbcd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,203,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0.78, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(204,4.76%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,2.44%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5104,-0.6516,-1.3628) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1948,59.399,66.261) |