Payne's Grey Color

#536878

Payne's 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 #ac9787
Complementary Color #786353
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.95° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
Payne's Grey Color Sample
Payne's Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #536878

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Payne's Grey Color. The Blue Hue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Obsidian (#445055) for more calm effect. Try Blue Bottle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#786353 is the best complementary color to Payne's 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 #536878 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #537875 and #535578. Thus found on the left and right of #536878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Payne's Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Payne's Grey palette consists of #787553 and #785355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#786353). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #536878, 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 #536878 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 Payne's Grey. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Payne's Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #536878 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. Payne's Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#786353) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #785368 and #537863.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #536878 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Payne's Grey has a hue angle of 205.95°, a saturation of 18.23% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #536878 is made of 14.51% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #536878
RGB Decimal rgb(83,104,120)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 14.51, 6.28, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(205.95,18.23%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.95,30.83%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.9071,-3.7214,-11.4956)
XYZ xyz(11.9078,13.0957,19.6694)
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