Marine Layer Color

#a5b4b6

Marine Layer is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #5a4b49
Complementary Color #b6a6a4
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Marine Layer Color Sample
Marine Layer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5b4b6

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marine Layer Color. The Grey Flannel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grey Screen (#c6caca) for more calm effect. Try Su-Nezumi Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6a6a4 is the best complementary color to Marine Layer. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b4b6 complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hit Gray are #a4b6af and #a4abb6. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b4b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Marine Layer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Marine Layer palette consists of #b6afa4 and #b6a4ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6a6a4). Try Nomad and Pink Swan colors in combination with #a5b4b6, 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 #a5b4b6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Marine Layer. Thus Eagle and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Marine Layer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b4b6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Marine Layer tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b6a6a4) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6a4b4 and #a4b6a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5b4b6 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Marine Layer has a hue angle of 187.06°, a saturation of 10.43% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b4b6 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #a5b4b6
RGB Decimal rgb(165,180,182)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 6.66, 0.78, 0, 28.63
HSL hsl(187.06,10.43%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.06,9.34%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2414,-4.7784,-2.8048)
XYZ xyz(40.2818,44.0192,50.6295)
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