Aluminium Powder is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #565f56 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa99f |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminium Powder Color. The Uptown Girl color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called London Hue (#ae94ab) for more energetic effect. Try Venus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fa99f is the best complementary color to Aluminium Powder. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a0a9 complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a49fa9 and #a99fa4. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a0a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Aluminium Powder.
The split-complementary Aluminium Powder palette consists of #9fa9a4 and #a4a99f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa99f). Try Pewter and Bud colors in combination with #a9a0a9, 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 #a9a0a9 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aluminium Powder. Thus Edward and Delta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aluminium Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Cloudy, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a0a9 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aluminium Powder tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#9fa99f) and two others. The Delta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9a99f and #9f9fa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a0a9 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminium Powder has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 4.97% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a0a9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a0a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,160,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.52, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(300,4.97%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,5.33%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8557,4.943,-3.501) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0944,36.4412,42.6676) |