Metal Gear 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 | #5d3c24 |
| Complementary Color | #dabaa2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Metal Gear Color. The Polo Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Botticelli (#c7dde5) for more calm effect. Try Windfall as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dabaa2 is the best complementary color to Metal Gear. 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 #a2c3db complementary color is Cameo, 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 Aqua Island are #a2dad6 and #a2a6da. Thus found on the left and right of #a2c3db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Metal Gear.
The split-complementary Metal Gear palette consists of #dad6a2 and #daa2a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dabaa2). Try Sapling and Can Can colors in combination with #a2c3db, 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 #a2c3db 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 Metal Gear. Thus Deco and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metal Gear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2c3db 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. Metal Gear tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dabaa2) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #daa2c2 and #a2daba.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2c3db is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Metal Gear has a hue angle of 205.26°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2c3db is made of 22.35% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a2c3db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,195,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 9.41, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(205.26,44.19%,74.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.26,26.03%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.1767,-5.6716,-15.6132) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2016,51.8261,74.5335) |