Wizard Grey Color

#525e68

Wizard 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 #ada197
Complementary Color #685c52
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Wizard Grey Color Sample
Wizard Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #525e68

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wizard Grey Color. The Blue Cloud 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 Raven (#6f747b) for more calm effect. Try Hypnotic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#685c52 is the best complementary color to Wizard 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 #525e68 complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Shuttle Gray are #526867 and #525368. Thus found on the left and right of #525e68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Wizard Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wizard Grey palette consists of #686652 and #685253 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#685c52). Try Kokoda and Dorado colors in combination with #525e68, 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 #525e68 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 Wizard Grey. Thus Siam and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wizard Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #525e68 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. Wizard Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#685c52) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68525e and #52685c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #525e68 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Wizard Grey has a hue angle of 207.27°, a saturation of 11.83% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #525e68 is made of 8.62% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #525e68
RGB Decimal rgb(82,94,104)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 8.62, 3.92, 0, 59.22
HSL hsl(207.27,11.83%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.27,21.15%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.2394,-2.2071,-7.2553)
XYZ xyz(9.9811,10.7987,14.655)
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