Stargazing is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #bebab6 |
| Complementary Color | #494541 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stargazing Color. The Pencil Point color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Anthracite (#555e64) for more energetic effect. Try Glazed Granite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#494541 is the best complementary color to Stargazing. 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 #414549 complementary color is Merlin, 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 Mako are #414949 and #414149. Thus found on the left and right of #414549 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Stargazing.
The split-complementary Stargazing palette consists of #494941 and #494141 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#494541). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #414549, 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 #414549 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 Stargazing. Thus Cabbage Pont and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stargazing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merlin, Tundora, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #414549 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. Stargazing tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#494541) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Merlin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #494145 and #414945.
In a RGB color space, hex #414549 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Stargazing has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 5.8% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #414549 is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #414549 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,69,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 1.57, 0, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(210,5.8%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,10.96%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0593,-0.7011,-2.9783) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5107,5.8611,7.1442) |