Aluminium is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #565349 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b3a9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminium Color. The Silverfish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Manatee (#8d90a1) for more energetic effect. Try Frosty Nightfall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6b3a9 is the best complementary color to Aluminium. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9acb6 complementary color is Tide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aluminium are #a9b2b6 and #aca9b6. Thus found on the left and right of #a9acb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hit Gray and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Aluminium.
The split-complementary Aluminium palette consists of #b2b6a9 and #b6aca9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b3a9). Try Eagle and Nobel colors in combination with #a9acb6, 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 #a9acb6 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aluminium. Thus Green Spring and Nobel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aluminium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9acb6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aluminium tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b6b3a9) and two others. The Nobel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6a9ac and #a9b6b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9acb6 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminium has a hue angle of 226.15°, a saturation of 8.18% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9acb6 is made of 5.1% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #a9acb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,172,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 3.92, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(226.15,8.18%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.15,7.14%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3978,0.9056,-5.4887) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5582,41.3175,50.1461) |