Gluon Grey 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 | #e5e4e3 |
| Complementary Color | #1c1b1a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 10.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gluon Grey Color. The Cinder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bunker (#292c2f) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Charcoal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1c1b1a is the best complementary color to Gluon Grey. 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 #1a1b1c complementary color is Cod Gray, 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 Shark are #1a1c1c and #1a1a1c. Thus found on the left and right of #1a1b1c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Shark colors as they work well with Gluon Grey.
The split-complementary Gluon Grey palette consists of #1c1c1a and #1c1a1a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c1b1a). Try Log Cabin and Cod Gray colors in combination with #1a1b1c, 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 #1a1b1c 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 Gluon Grey. Thus Heavy Metal and Cod Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gluon Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cod Gray, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a1b1c 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. Gluon Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#1c1b1a) and two others. The Cod Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Cod Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c1a1b and #1a1c1b.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a1b1c is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gluon Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 10.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a1b1c is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 89.02% black ink.
| HEX | #1a1b1c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,27,28) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 89.02 |
| HSL | hsl(210,3.7%,10.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,7.14%,10.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(9.6986,-0.2122,-0.8616) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.0275,1.0873,1.2543) |