Submarine 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 | #b2a7a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5c514d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Submarine Grey Color. The Goblin Blue 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 soft alternative called Rain Shadow (#677276) for more calm effect. Try Desert Night as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5c514d is the best complementary color to Submarine 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 #4d585c complementary color is Dorado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4d5c58 and #4d505c. Thus found on the left and right of #4d585c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Trout colors as they work well with Submarine Grey.
The split-complementary Submarine Grey palette consists of #5c584d and #5c4d50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c514d). Try Fuscous Gray and Don Juan colors in combination with #4d585c, 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 #4d585c 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 Submarine Grey. Thus Siam and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Submarine Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dorado, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d585c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Submarine Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5c514d) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Dorado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c4d57 and #4d5c51.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d585c is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Submarine Grey has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 8.88% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d585c is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #4d585c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,88,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.57, 0, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(196,8.88%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,16.3%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6119,-3.3372,-3.7709) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4821,9.3299,11.479) |