Petrel Blue Grey 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 | #5f5143 |
| Complementary Color | #bcaea0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrel Blue Grey Color. The Forever Blue 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 Frozen Lake (#7b9cb3) for more energetic effect. Try Dyer's Woad as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcaea0 is the best complementary color to Petrel Blue Grey. 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 #a0aebc complementary color is Malta, 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 #a0bcbc and #a0a0bc. Thus found on the left and right of #a0aebc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Petrel Blue Grey.
The split-complementary Petrel Blue Grey palette consists of #bcbca0 and #bca0a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcaea0). Try Eagle and Thatch colors in combination with #a0aebc, 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 #a0aebc 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 Petrel Blue Grey. Thus Norway and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrel Blue Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malta, Lily, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0aebc 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. Petrel Blue Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bcaea0) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Malta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bca0ae and #a0bcae.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0aebc is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Petrel Blue Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 17.28% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0aebc is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #a0aebc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,174,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 5.49, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(210,17.28%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,14.89%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4389,-1.9581,-8.8099) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7104,41.3765,53.5232) |