Skyline Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #463f3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3bbb9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skyline Steel Color. The Irogon Blue 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 Seryi Grey (#9ca9ad) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Pigeon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3bbb9 is the best complementary color to Skyline Steel. 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 #b9c0c3 complementary color is Silver Rust, 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 Silver Sand are #b9c3c1 and #b9bbc3. Thus found on the left and right of #b9c0c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and French Gray colors as they work well with Skyline Steel.
The split-complementary Skyline Steel palette consists of #c3c1b9 and #c3b9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3bbb9). Try Mist Gray and Pink Swan colors in combination with #b9c0c3, 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 #b9c0c3 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 Skyline Steel. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skyline Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9c0c3 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. Skyline Steel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c3bbb9) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3b9c0 and #b9c3bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9c0c3 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Skyline Steel has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9c0c3 is made of 3.92% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #b9c0c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,192,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 1.18, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(198,7.69%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198,5.13%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2531,-1.8341,-2.3546) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7075,51.9537,59.0907) |