Oily Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #655 |
| Complementary Color | #a99 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Oily Steel Color. The Gotham Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Avalon (#799b96) for more energetic effect. Try Delaware Blue Hen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a99 is the best complementary color to Oily Steel. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9aa complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #99aaa1 and #99a1aa. Thus found on the left and right of #9aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Oily Steel.
The split-complementary Oily Steel palette consists of #aaa199 and #aa99a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a99). Try Bronco and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9aa, 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 #9aa offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oily Steel. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oily Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #9aa square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oily Steel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a99) 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 #a9a and #9a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #99aaaa is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Oily Steel has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aaaa is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #99aaaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,170,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,9.09%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,10%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.332,-5.9137,-2.0302) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7673,38.424,43.6144) |