Nautical Star is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #554a48 |
| Complementary Color | #b7abaa |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nautical Star Color. The Gulf Winds color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stone Silver (#8ba8ae) for more energetic effect. Try Iron Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7abaa is the best complementary color to Nautical Star. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aab5b7 complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hit Gray are #aab7b2 and #aaaeb7. Thus found on the left and right of #aab5b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Aluminium colors as they work well with Nautical Star.
The split-complementary Nautical Star palette consists of #b7b2aa and #b7aaae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7abaa). Try Tide and Pink Swan colors in combination with #aab5b7, 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 #aab5b7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nautical Star. Thus Eagle and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nautical Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #aab5b7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nautical Star tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b7abaa) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7aab5 and #aab7ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #aab5b7 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Nautical Star has a hue angle of 189.23°, a saturation of 8.28% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aab5b7 is made of 5.09% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #aab5b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,181,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 0.78, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(189.23,8.28%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.23,7.1%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9003,-3.4176,-2.3427) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6487,45.0127,51.2929) |