Astroscopus Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #504b49 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b0ae |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astroscopus Grey Color. The Dustblu 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 Frilled Shark (#939fa9) for more energetic effect. Try Cape Cod Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6b0ae is the best complementary color to Astroscopus Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afb4b6 complementary color is Nobel, 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 #aeb6b4 and #aeb0b6. Thus found on the left and right of #afb4b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Bombay colors as they work well with Astroscopus Grey.
The split-complementary Astroscopus Grey palette consists of #b6b4ae and #b6aeb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b0ae). Try Tide and Nobel colors in combination with #afb4b6, 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 #afb4b6 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 Astroscopus Grey. Thus Green Spring and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Astroscopus Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #afb4b6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, 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. Astroscopus Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b6b0ae) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6aeb4 and #aeb6b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #afb4b6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Astroscopus Grey has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 4.58% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afb4b6 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #afb4b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,180,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0.78, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,4.58%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,3.85%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.98,-1.3591,-1.6345) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.444,45.1339,50.7306) |