Polaris is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5f5152 |
| Complementary Color | #aea0a1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polaris Color. The Atmospheric color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Walrus (#999b9b) for more calm effect. Try Berry Mojito as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aea0a1 is the best complementary color to Polaris. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0aead complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a0aea6 and #a0a8ae. Thus found on the left and right of #a0aead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Polaris.
The split-complementary Polaris palette consists of #aea6a0 and #aea0a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aea0a1). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a0aead, 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 #a0aead offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polaris. Thus Delta and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polaris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Santas Gray, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0aead square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polaris tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#aea0a1) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ada0ae and #a1aea0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0aead is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Polaris has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 7.95% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0aead is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #a0aead |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,174,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0.4, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(175.71,7.95%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.71,8.05%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0094,-5.0695,-1.1713) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1761,40.7628,45.4438) |