Atelier 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 | #5c5447 |
| Complementary Color | #b8b0a3 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Atelier Color. The Neo Tokyo Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Flat Aluminum (#c3c6cd) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Heather as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8b0a3 is the best complementary color to Atelier. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3abb8 complementary color is Nomad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a3b5b8 and #a5a3b8. Thus found on the left and right of #a3abb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Atelier.
The split-complementary Atelier palette consists of #b5b8a3 and #b8a5a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b0a3). Try Eagle and Martini colors in combination with #a3abb8, 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 #a3abb8 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 Atelier. Thus Norway and Martini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Atelier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nomad, Shady Lady, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3abb8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Atelier tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b8b0a3) 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 #b8a3ab and #a3b8b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3abb8 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Atelier has a hue angle of 217.14°, a saturation of 12.88% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3abb8 is made of 8.24% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #a3abb8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,171,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 5.1, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(217.14,12.88%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.14,11.41%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7344,-0.1749,-7.6265) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3189,40.373,51.1206) |