Cistern Color

#a9b0b6

Cistern 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 #564f49
Complementary Color #b6afa9
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.69° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Cistern Color Sample
Cistern Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9b0b6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cistern Color. The Approaching 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 Ozone (#8b95a2) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Vibes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b6afa9 is the best complementary color to Cistern. 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 #a9b0b6 complementary color is Tide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #a9b6b5 and #a9a9b6. Thus found on the left and right of #a9b0b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Cistern.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cistern palette consists of #b6b5a9 and #b6a9a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6afa9). Try Eagle and Nobel colors in combination with #a9b0b6, 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 #a9b0b6 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 Cistern. Thus Bud and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cistern contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9b0b6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Cistern tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b6afa9) and two others. The Pink Swan 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 #b6a9b0 and #a9b6af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9b0b6 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cistern has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 8.18% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9b0b6 is made of 5.1% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #a9b0b6
RGB Decimal rgb(169,176,182)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 5.1, 2.35, 0, 28.63
HSL hsl(207.69,8.18%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.69,7.14%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.4619,-1.266,-3.918)
XYZ xyz(40.331,42.8631,50.4037)
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