Astronomical is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b8b4b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4647 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astronomical Color. The Deep Mooring 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 Rookwood Shutter Green (#303b39) for more energetic effect. Try Earth Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b4647 is the best complementary color to Astronomical. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #474b4a complementary color is Tundora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #464b48 and #46494b. Thus found on the left and right of #474b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Astronomical.
The split-complementary Astronomical palette consists of #4b4846 and #4b4649 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4647). Try Masala and Tundora colors in combination with #474b4a, 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 #474b4a offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Astronomical. Thus Fuscous Gray and Gravel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Astronomical contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Ship Gray, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #474b4a square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Astronomical tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#4b4647) and two others. The Gravel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a464b and #474b46.
In a RGB color space, hex #474b4a is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Astronomical has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 2.74% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #474b4a is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #474b4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,75,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 0.39, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(165,2.74%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,5.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.5003,-1.8514,0.0253) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3506,6.8662,7.4692) |