Ridge View Color

#a3aab8

Ridge View is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #5c5547
Complementary Color #b8b1a3
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Ridge View Color Sample
Ridge View Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a3aab8

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ridge View Color. The Dusty Heather color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pico Metal (#c2c3c7) for more calm effect. Try Cool Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8b1a3 is the best complementary color to Ridge View. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3aab8 complementary color is Nomad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #a3b4b8 and #a6a3b8. Thus found on the left and right of #a3aab8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hit Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Ridge View.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ridge View palette consists of #b4b8a3 and #b8a6a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b1a3). Try Eagle and Martini colors in combination with #a3aab8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a3aab8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ridge View. Thus Norway and Martini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ridge View contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nomad, Shady Lady, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3aab8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ridge View tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b8b1a3) and two others. The Martini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Nomad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8a3aa and #a3b8b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a3aab8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ridge View has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 12.88% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3aab8 is made of 8.24% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #a3aab8
RGB Decimal rgb(163,170,184)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 8.24, 5.49, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(220,12.88%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,11.41%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.4672,0.3713,-8.0236)
XYZ xyz(38.1307,39.9967,51.0578)
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