Agave Frond is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a59195 |
| Complementary Color | #6e5a5e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Agave Frond Color. The Evergreen Field color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Marsh Creek (#6b8781) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e5a5e is the best complementary color to Agave Frond. 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 #5a6e6a complementary color is Zambezi, 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 cool shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #5a6e60 and #5a686e. Thus found on the left and right of #5a6e6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Finlandia and Nevada colors as they work well with Agave Frond.
The split-complementary Agave Frond palette consists of #6e605a and #6e5a68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e5a5e). Try Pine Cone and Scorpion colors in combination with #5a6e6a, 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 #5a6e6a 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 Agave Frond. Thus Kokoda and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Agave Frond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zambezi, Smoky, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a6e6a 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. Agave Frond tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#6e5a5e) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Zambezi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5a6e and #5e6e5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a6e6a is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Agave Frond has a hue angle of 168°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a6e6a is made of 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #5a6e6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,110,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 0, 1.57, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(168,10%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168,18.18%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7535,-8.3207,-0.2519) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3939,14.3661,15.7554) |