Moon Shadow is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #695a47 |
| Complementary Color | #b8a995 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Shadow Color. The Boot Cut color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Evening Hush (#7b8ca8) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Springs as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8a995 is the best complementary color to Moon Shadow. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96a5b8 complementary color is Heathered Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #95b6b8 and #9795b8. Thus found on the left and right of #96a5b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Moon Shadow.
The split-complementary Moon Shadow palette consists of #b6b895 and #b89795 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8a995). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #96a5b8, 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 #96a5b8 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 Moon Shadow. Thus Schist and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moon Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heathered Gray, Lilac, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #96a5b8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moon Shadow tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b8a995) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Heathered Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b895a5 and #95b8a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #96a5b8 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Shadow has a hue angle of 213.53°, a saturation of 19.32% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96a5b8 is made of 13.34% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #96a5b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,165,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 7.45, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(213.53,19.32%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.53,18.48%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1681,-1.1808,-11.5555) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6845,36.855,50.6331) |