Nine Iron is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b9bcb5 |
| Complementary Color | #474a43 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (265.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Nine Iron Color. The Dark Onyx color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jet Black (#2d2c2f) for more calm effect. Try Napa Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#474a43 is the best complementary color to Nine Iron. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #46434a complementary color is Cabbage Pont, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #43434a and #49434a. Thus found on the left and right of #46434a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Gravel colors as they work well with Nine Iron.
The split-complementary Nine Iron palette consists of #434a43 and #4a4943 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#474a43). Try Lunar Green and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #46434a, 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 #46434a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nine Iron. Thus Cape Cod and Masala giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nine Iron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cabbage Pont, Tundora, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #46434a square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nine Iron tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#474a43) and two others. The Masala is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mako – 120° from the complementary Cabbage Pont. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a4643 and #43474a.
In a RGB color space, hex #46434a is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Nine Iron has a hue angle of 265.71°, a saturation of 4.96% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46434a is made of 1.57% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #46434a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,67,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 2.75, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(265.71,4.96%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(265.71,9.46%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9301,2.8333,-3.7689) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.769,5.8108,7.2961) |