Iron Wood is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5f5957 |
| Complementary Color | #a7a2a0 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Wood Color. The Miles 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 saturated alternative called Lakeview (#819aa0) for more energetic effect. Try Poolhouse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7a2a0 is the best complementary color to Iron Wood. Warm red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0a6a8 complementary color is Cloudy, 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 Gray Chateau are #a0a7a5 and #a0a2a7. Thus found on the left and right of #a0a6a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Iron Wood.
The split-complementary Iron Wood palette consists of #a7a5a0 and #a7a0a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a2a0). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #a0a6a8, 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 #a0a6a8 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 Iron Wood. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Mountain Mist, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0a6a8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, warm 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. Iron Wood tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a7a2a0) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7a0a5 and #a0a7a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0a6a8 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Wood has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 4.4% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0a6a8 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a0a6a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,166,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0.78, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(195,4.4%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,4.76%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7048,-1.7287,-1.7795) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2013,37.5732,42.4428) |