Flagstone is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or cool magenta
Inverse Color | #535252 |
Complementary Color | #adacac |
Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flagstone Color. The Abyss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called October Sky (#8fa2a2) for more energetic effect. Try Boredom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adacac is the best complementary color to Flagstone. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acadad complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #acadac and #acacad. Thus found on the left and right of #acadad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Bombay colors as they work well with Flagstone.
The split-complementary Flagstone palette consists of #adacac and #adacac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adacac). Try Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #acadad, 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 #acadad offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flagstone. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flagstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Bombay, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #acadad square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, mid 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. Flagstone tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#adacac) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adacad and #acadac.
In a RGB color space, hex #acadad is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Flagstone has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.61% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acadad is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
HEX | #acadad |
RGB Decimal | rgb(172,173,173) |
RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
CMYK | 0.39, 0, 0, 32.16 |
HSL | hsl(180,0.61%,67.65%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,0.58%,67.84%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(70.6462,-0.3495,-0.1321) |
XYZ | xyz(39.4997,41.6749,45.4974) |