Frosty Green Color

#a3b5a6

Frosty Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #5c4a59
Complementary Color #b5a3b2
Color Shade: mid green (130° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Frosty Green Color Sample
Frosty Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a3b5a6

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosty Green Color. The Ashwood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mantle (#8b9c90) for more calm effect. Try Mineral Deposit as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b5a3b2 is the best complementary color to Frosty Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3b5a6 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #a9b5a3 and #a3b5af. Thus found on the left and right of #a3b5a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Frosty Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosty Green palette consists of #b5a3a9 and #afa3b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5a3b2). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a3b5a6, 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 #a3b5a6 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frosty Green. Thus Martini and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosty Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Gray Chateau, and Nomad split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3b5a6 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Frosty Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b5a3b2) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eagle – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6a3b5 and #b2b5a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a3b5a6 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Frosty Green has a hue angle of 130°, a saturation of 10.84% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3b5a6 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #a3b5a6
RGB Decimal rgb(163,181,166)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 7.06, 0, 5.88, 29.02
HSL hsl(130,10.84%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(130,9.94%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.9519,-9.1166,5.5235)
XYZ xyz(38.5111,43.5875,42.4599)
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