Flint Shard 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 | #706c6a |
| Complementary Color | #95918e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Shard Color. The Deep Shale color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blustery Sky (#6f848c) for more energetic effect. Try Polished Steel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#95918e is the best complementary color to Flint Shard. 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 #8f9395 complementary color is Natural Gray, 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 Oslo Gray are #8e9594 and #8e8f95. Thus found on the left and right of #8f9395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Manatee colors as they work well with Flint Shard.
The split-complementary Flint Shard palette consists of #95948e and #958e8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95918e). Try Star Dust and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8f9395, 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 #8f9395 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 Flint Shard. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flint Shard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f9395 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. Flint Shard tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#95918e) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #958e92 and #8e9591.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f9395 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Flint Shard has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 2.75% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f9395 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #8f9395 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,147,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0.78, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(200,2.75%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,4.03%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6729,-1.0489,-1.5686) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1862,28.877,32.5747) |