Aquatone 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 | #594a56 |
| Complementary Color | #b5a6b2 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (132° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquatone Color. The Pumice 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 saturated alternative called Peaslake (#8caa95) for more energetic effect. Try Envy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5a6b2 is the best complementary color to Aquatone. 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 #a6b5a9 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #aab5a6 and #a6b5b0. Thus found on the left and right of #a6b5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Aquatone.
The split-complementary Aquatone palette consists of #b5a6aa and #b0a6b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5a6b2). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a6b5a9, 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 #a6b5a9 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 Aquatone. Thus Martini and Spun Pearl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aquatone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Aluminium, and Nomad split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6b5a9 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aquatone tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#b5a6b2) and two others. The Spun Pearl 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 #a9a6b5 and #b2b5a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6b5a9 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Aquatone has a hue angle of 132°, a saturation of 9.2% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6b5a9 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #a6b5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,181,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 4.71, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(132,9.2%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(132,8.29%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2414,-7.5041,4.3268) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4112,44.0193,43.9555) |