Galactic Tint Color

#c0c4c6

Galactic Tint 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 #3f3b39
Complementary Color #c5c2c0
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with white)
Galactic Tint Color Sample
Galactic Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0c4c6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Galactic Tint Color. The Gull Grey 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 Laundry Blue (#a2adb3) for more energetic effect. Try Hit Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5c2c0 is the best complementary color to Galactic Tint. 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 #c0c4c6 complementary color is Cloud, 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 Silver Sand are #c0c5c4 and #c0c1c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c0c4c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Galactic Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Galactic Tint palette consists of #c5c4c0 and #c5c0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c2c0). Try Gray Nickel and Pale Slate colors in combination with #c0c4c6, 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 #c0c4c6 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 Galactic Tint. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Galactic Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Chatelle, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0c4c6 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. Galactic Tint tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c5c2c0) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c0c3 and #c0c5c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0c4c6 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Galactic Tint has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 5% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0c4c6 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c0c4c6
RGB Decimal rgb(192,196,198)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.36, 0.79, 0, 22.35
HSL hsl(200,5%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,3.03%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.9049,-0.9977,-1.491)
XYZ xyz(51.6712,54.7635,61.2731)
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