Adhesion is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #616354 |
| Complementary Color | #a9ab9b |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Adhesion Color. The Mecha Metal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silverware (#b8b8bf) for more calm effect. Try Powder Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9ab9b is the best complementary color to Adhesion. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9cab complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #9ba1ab and #a59bab. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9cab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Adhesion.
The split-complementary Adhesion palette consists of #a1ab9b and #aba59b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9ab9b). Try Bud and Dawn colors in combination with #9e9cab, 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 #9e9cab offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Adhesion. Thus Pewter and Martini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Adhesion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9cab square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Adhesion tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a9ab9b) and two others. The Martini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab9d9b and #9ba9ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9cab is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Adhesion has a hue angle of 248°, a saturation of 8.2% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9cab is made of 5.1% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9cab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,156,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 5.88, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(248,8.2%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248,8.77%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9517,3.6936,-7.5382) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3397,33.9863,43.3309) |