How Handsome 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 | #5f5147 |
| Complementary Color | #b8aaa0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to How Handsome Color. The Cool Dusk 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 saturated alternative called Bay's Water (#7b9aad) for more energetic effect. Try Weldon Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b8aaa0 is the best complementary color to How Handsome. 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 #a0aeb8 complementary color is Silk, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #a0b8b6 and #a0a2b8. Thus found on the left and right of #a0aeb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with How Handsome.
The split-complementary How Handsome palette consists of #b8b6a0 and #b8a0a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8aaa0). Try Nomad and Thatch colors in combination with #a0aeb8, 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 #a0aeb8 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 How Handsome. Thus Schist and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of How Handsome contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0aeb8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. How Handsome tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b8aaa0) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8a0ae and #a0b8aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0aeb8 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode How Handsome has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 14.46% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0aeb8 is made of 9.41% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #a0aeb8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,174,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 3.92, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(205,14.46%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,13.04%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3203,-2.8092,-6.781) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.285,41.2064,51.2832) |