China Aster is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bbb39f |
| Complementary Color | #5f5844 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Aster Color. The Blue Horizon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Zephyr (#5b6676) for more calm effect. Try Luxe Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f5844 is the best complementary color to China Aster. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #444c60 complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #44595f and #4a445f. Thus found on the left and right of #444c60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with China Aster.
The split-complementary China Aster palette consists of #595f44 and #5f4a44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5844). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #444c60, 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 #444c60 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the China Aster. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Aster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #444c60 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. China Aster tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5f5844) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f444b and #445f58.
In a RGB color space, hex #444c60 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode China Aster has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 17.07% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #444c60 is made of 10.98% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #444c60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,76,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 7.85, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(222.86,17.07%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.86,29.17%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3524,1.9598,-12.7652) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0797,7.2424,12.0911) |