Great Falls 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 | #60594c |
| Complementary Color | #b3ab9f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Great Falls Color. The Rough Asphalt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Neo Tokyo Grey (#bec0c2) for more calm effect. Try Papilio Argeotus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3ab9f is the best complementary color to Great Falls. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fa6b3 complementary color is Nomad, 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 #9fb0b3 and #a29fb3. Thus found on the left and right of #9fa6b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hit Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Great Falls.
The split-complementary Great Falls palette consists of #b0b39f and #b3a29f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3ab9f). Try Eagle and Martini colors in combination with #9fa6b3, 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 #9fa6b3 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 Great Falls. Thus Bud and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Great Falls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nomad, Shady Lady, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fa6b3 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. Great Falls tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b3ab9f) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Nomad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b39fa5 and #9fb3ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fa6b3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Great Falls has a hue angle of 219°, a saturation of 11.63% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fa6b3 is made of 7.85% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #9fa6b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,166,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 5.1, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(219,11.63%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219,11.17%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.9454,0.1674,-7.5466) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.071,37.898,48.0617) |