Lighthouse Color

#f3f4f4

Lighthouse is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red

Inverse Color #0c0b0b
Complementary Color #f3f3f3
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 95.49% (better contrasting with black)
Lighthouse Color Sample
Lighthouse Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3f4f4

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lighthouse Color. The Serene color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dewdrop (#dde4e3) for more energetic effect. Try Inverness Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f3f3f3 is the best complementary color to Lighthouse. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3f4f4 complementary color is Concrete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm cyan, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Black Haze are #f3f3f3 and #f3f3f3. Thus found on the left and right of #f3f4f4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Concrete and Concrete colors as they work well with Lighthouse.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lighthouse palette consists of #f3f3f3 and #f3f3f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3f3f3). Try Concrete and Concrete colors in combination with #f3f4f4, 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 #f3f4f4 offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lighthouse. Thus Concrete and Concrete giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lighthouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Concrete, Concrete, and Concrete split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3f4f4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid red, mid red and mid red 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. Lighthouse tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#f3f3f3) and two others. The Concrete is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Concrete – 120° from the complementary Concrete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3f3f3 and #f3f3f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3f4f4 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lighthouse has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3f4f4 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f3f4f4
RGB Decimal rgb(243,244,244)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 0, 4.31
HSL hsl(180,4.35%,95.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,0.41%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.116,-0.3264,-0.1267)
XYZ xyz(85.642,90.2877,98.5014)

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