Lead Ore is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #654 |
| Complementary Color | #ba9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lead Ore Color. The Cranberry Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jay Wing Feathers (#7994b5) for more energetic effect. Try Ocean Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ba9 is the best complementary color to Lead Ore. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ab complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #9bb and #99b. Thus found on the left and right of #9ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Lead Ore.
The split-complementary Lead Ore palette consists of #bb9 and #b99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba9). Try White and White colors in combination with #9ab, 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 #9ab offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lead Ore. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lead Ore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ab square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lead Ore tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ba9) 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 #b9a and #9ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #99aabb is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lead Ore has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aabb is made of 13.33% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #99aabb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,170,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 6.66, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(210,20%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,18.18%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.8306,-2.2808,-10.7097) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4812,39.1096,52.6399) |