Aqua-Sphere is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
Inverse Color | #634f4c |
Complementary Color | #b39f9c |
Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.83° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua-Sphere Color. The Kingfisher Grey 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 soft alternative called Millennium Silver (#8c9595) for more calm effect. Try Spartacus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b39f9c is the best complementary color to Aqua-Sphere. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9cb0b3 complementary color is Del Rio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hit Gray are #9cb3aa and #9ca4b3. Thus found on the left and right of #9cb0b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Aqua-Sphere.
The split-complementary Aqua-Sphere palette consists of #b3aa9c and #b39ca4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b39f9c). Try Nomad and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9cb0b3, 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 #9cb0b3 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 Aqua-Sphere. Thus Eagle and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua-Sphere contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Schist split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cb0b3 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Aqua-Sphere tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b39f9c) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b39caf and #9cb39f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9cb0b3 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua-Sphere has a hue angle of 187.83°, a saturation of 13.14% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9cb0b3 is made of 9.02% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
HEX | #9cb0b3 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(156,176,179) |
RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
CMYK | 9.02, 1.18, 0, 29.8 |
HSL | hsl(187.83,13.14%,65.69%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.83,12.85%,70.2%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(70.4366,-6.2687,-3.8848) |
XYZ | xyz(37.3723,41.3733,48.6639) |