Nile River is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #654956 |
| Complementary Color | #b69aa7 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (152.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile River Color. The Acapulco color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Whispering Winds (#b7c3bf) for more calm effect. Try Padua as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b69aa7 is the best complementary color to Nile River. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ab6a9 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #9ab69b and #9ab5b6. Thus found on the left and right of #9ab6a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Nile River.
The split-complementary Nile River palette consists of #b69b9a and #b69ab5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b69aa7). Try Thatch and Lily colors in combination with #9ab6a9, 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 #9ab6a9 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nile River. Thus Nomad and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nile River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Taupe Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ab6a9 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nile River tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#b69aa7) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schist – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a99ab6 and #a7b69a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ab6a9 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nile River has a hue angle of 152.14°, a saturation of 16.09% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ab6a9 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #9ab6a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,182,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 33% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 5.1, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(152.14,16.09%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(152.14,15.38%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.6841,-12.1576,3.4155) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2158,43.1905,43.9112) |