Quartz Sand is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #565554 |
| Complementary Color | #abaaa9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quartz Sand Color. The Blue Dusk color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Zodiac (#8b9196) for more energetic effect. Try Roman Bath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abaaa9 is the best complementary color to Quartz Sand. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9aaab complementary color is Cloudy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bombay are #a9abab and #a9a9ab. Thus found on the left and right of #a9aaab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Bombay colors as they work well with Quartz Sand.
The split-complementary Quartz Sand palette consists of #ababa9 and #aba9a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abaaa9). Try Delta and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #a9aaab, 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 #a9aaab offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quartz Sand. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quartz Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9aaab square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quartz Sand tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#abaaa9) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aba9aa and #a9abaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9aaab is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Quartz Sand has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.18% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9aaab is made of 0.79% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #a9aaab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,170,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0.39, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.18%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,1.17%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.5583,-0.1605,-0.646) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0876,40.1247,44.2655) |