Aegean Splendor 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 | #645f5b |
| Complementary Color | #a49f9b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aegean Splendor Color. The Denim Drift 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 Inland Waters (#7c939d) for more energetic effect. Try Heavy Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a49f9b is the best complementary color to Aegean Splendor. 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 #9ba0a4 complementary color is Dawn, 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 Gray Chateau are #9ba4a3 and #9b9ba4. Thus found on the left and right of #9ba0a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Aegean Splendor.
The split-complementary Aegean Splendor palette consists of #a4a39b and #a49b9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a49f9b). Try Delta and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9ba0a4, 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 #9ba0a4 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 Aegean Splendor. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aegean Splendor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Mountain Mist, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ba0a4 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. Aegean Splendor tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a49f9b) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a49ba0 and #9ba49f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ba0a4 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aegean Splendor has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 4.71% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ba0a4 is made of 3.53% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #9ba0a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,160,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 1.56, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,4.71%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,5.49%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.5852,-0.9887,-2.7055) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7892,34.7905,40.109) |