Tank Head is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #655f5d |
| Complementary Color | #a29c9a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tank Head Color. The Denim Drift 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 Sidewalk Grey (#7b8f99) for more energetic effect. Try London Road as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a29c9a is the best complementary color to Tank Head. Warm red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9aa0a2 complementary color is Cloudy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #9aa2a0 and #9a9ca2. Thus found on the left and right of #9aa0a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Tank Head.
The split-complementary Tank Head palette consists of #a2a09a and #a29a9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a29c9a). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9aa0a2, 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 #9aa0a2 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 Tank Head. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tank Head contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Mountain Mist, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #9aa0a2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Tank Head tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a29c9a) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29aa0 and #9aa29c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9aa0a2 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Tank Head has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 4.12% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9aa0a2 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #9aa0a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,160,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0.78, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(195,4.12%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,4.94%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4519,-1.7396,-1.7908) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4188,34.6203,39.1561) |