Celestra Grey Color

#99a7ab

Celestra Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #665854
Complementary Color #ab9c99
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Celestra Grey Color Sample
Celestra Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99a7ab

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celestra Grey Color. The Cathedral Glass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bird Blue (#7b929e) for more energetic effect. Try Ebb Tide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ab9c99 is the best complementary color to Celestra Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99a7ab complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hit Gray are #99aba5 and #999eab. Thus found on the left and right of #99a7ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Celestra Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Celestra Grey palette consists of #aba599 and #ab999e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab9c99). Try Bronco and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #99a7ab, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #99a7ab offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Celestra Grey. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Celestra Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a7ab square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Celestra Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ab9c99) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab99a7 and #99ab9c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99a7ab is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Celestra Grey has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 9.68% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99a7ab is made of 7.06% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #99a7ab
RGB Decimal rgb(153,167,171)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 7.06, 1.57, 0, 32.94
HSL hsl(193.33,9.68%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.33,10.53%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5388,-4.0824,-3.7517)
XYZ xyz(34.3063,37.35,43.9292)
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