Machinery is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #665 |
| Complementary Color | #aa9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Machinery Color. The Metro color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fading Sunset (#b3b3c2) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Charcoal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa9 is the best complementary color to Machinery. 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 #99a complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #99a1aa and #a199aa. Thus found on the left and right of #99a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Machinery.
The split-complementary Machinery palette consists of #a1aa99 and #aaa199 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9). Try Bud and Bronco colors in combination with #99a, 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 #99a offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Machinery. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Machinery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a square combo is a palette of cool blue, red 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. Machinery tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#aa9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a99 and #9aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #9999aa is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Machinery has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9999aa is made of 6.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #9999aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,153,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 6.67, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(240,9.09%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,10%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7188,3.4346,-8.8547) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7838,32.457,42.6199) |