Aircraft Exterior Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #6c6b67 |
| Complementary Color | #979693 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aircraft Exterior Grey Color. The Top Shelf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stowaway (#7b8393) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Mood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#979693 is the best complementary color to Aircraft Exterior Grey. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #939498 complementary color is Star Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #939697 and #949397. Thus found on the left and right of #939498 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Aircraft Exterior Grey.
The split-complementary Aircraft Exterior Grey palette consists of #969793 and #979493 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#979693). Try Lemon Grass and Zorba colors in combination with #939498, 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 #939498 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 Aircraft Exterior Grey. Thus Stack and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aircraft Exterior Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Star Dust, Venus, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #939498 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aircraft Exterior Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#979693) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Star Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #979394 and #939796.
In a RGB color space, hex #939498 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aircraft Exterior Grey has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 2.37% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #939498 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #939498 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,148,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.57, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(228,2.37%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,3.29%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3509,0.4282,-2.2398) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.29,29.6499,33.9377) |