Steel Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bcb9b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4843 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Grey Color. The Black Cat color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coated (#2e2f30) for more calm effect. Try Pencil Point as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b4843 is the best complementary color to Steel Grey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #43464b complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #43494b and #44434b. Thus found on the left and right of #43464b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Steel Grey.
The split-complementary Steel Grey palette consists of #4a4b43 and #4b4443 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4843). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #43464b, 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 #43464b offers a combination of yellow green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steel Grey. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steel Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #43464b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steel Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4b4843) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4345 and #434b48.
In a RGB color space, hex #43464b is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Grey has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 5.63% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #43464b is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #43464b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,70,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 1.96, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,5.63%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,10.67%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6174,-0.0623,-3.4285) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7749,6.0816,7.5261) |