Rough Stone is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #615d55 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a59e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rough Stone Color. The Prophetic Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ombre Grey (#848998) for more energetic effect. Try Yin Hūi Silver as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9a59e is the best complementary color to Rough Stone. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ea2aa complementary color is Dawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #9ea7a9 and #a09ea9. Thus found on the left and right of #9ea2aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Rough Stone.
The split-complementary Rough Stone palette consists of #a7a99e and #a9a09e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a59e). Try Delta and Martini colors in combination with #9ea2aa, 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 #9ea2aa offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rough Stone. Thus Bud and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rough Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Shady Lady, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ea2aa square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rough Stone tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a9a59e) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a99ea1 and #9ea9a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ea2aa is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rough Stone has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 6.59% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ea2aa is made of 4.71% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #9ea2aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,162,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 3.14, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(220,6.59%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,7.06%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.5291,0.167,-4.6415) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2766,36.012,43.1747) |