Ash Blue 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 | #3f3936 |
| Complementary Color | #c8c3c0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Blue Color. The Harbour Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Porch Ceiling (#a4b3b9) for more energetic effect. Try Northern Light Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8c3c0 is the best complementary color to Ash Blue. 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 #c0c6c9 complementary color is Cloud, 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 #c0c8c7 and #c0c1c8. Thus found on the left and right of #c0c6c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Submarine and French Gray colors as they work well with Ash Blue.
The split-complementary Ash Blue palette consists of #c8c7c0 and #c8c0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8c3c0). Try Mist Gray and Pink Swan colors in combination with #c0c6c9, 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 #c0c6c9 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 Ash Blue. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Chatelle, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0c6c9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Ash Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c8c3c0) 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 #c8c0c5 and #c0c8c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0c6c9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Blue has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0c6c9 is made of 3.53% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c0c6c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,198,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 1.17, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(200,7.69%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,4.48%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5065,-1.486,-2.2242) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4749,55.8117,63.2653) |