Ovation Color

#9eb2b9

Ovation 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 #614d46
Complementary Color #b9a59e
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.56° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Ovation Color Sample
Ovation Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9eb2b9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ovation Color. The Beach Umbrella 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 soft alternative called Pachyderm (#8f989d) for more calm effect. Try Blue Cascade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b9a59e is the best complementary color to Ovation. 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 #9eb2b9 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #9eb9b2 and #9ea4b9. Thus found on the left and right of #9eb2b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Ovation.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ovation palette consists of #b9b29e and #b99ea4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9a59e). Try Nomad and Thatch colors in combination with #9eb2b9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9eb2b9 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 Ovation. Thus Eagle and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ovation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9eb2b9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ovation tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b9a59e) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b99eb2 and #9eb9a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9eb2b9 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ovation has a hue angle of 195.56°, a saturation of 16.17% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9eb2b9 is made of 10.59% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #9eb2b9
RGB Decimal rgb(158,178,185)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 10.59, 2.75, 0, 27.45
HSL hsl(195.56,16.17%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.56,14.59%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.2913,-5.4166,-5.9089)
XYZ xyz(38.7779,42.6127,52.0802)
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