Sombre Grey Color

#555470

Sombre Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #aaab8f
Complementary Color #6f6f54
Color Shade: mid blue (242.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Sombre Grey Color Sample
Sombre Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #555470

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sombre Grey Color. The Magic Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Prince (#6b6c89) for more calm effect. Try Script Ink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6f6f54 is the best complementary color to Sombre Grey. Warm yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555470 complementary color is Kokoda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Comet are #54616f and #62546f. Thus found on the left and right of #555470 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Smoky colors as they work well with Sombre Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sombre Grey palette consists of #616f54 and #6f6254 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f6f54). Try Siam and Coffee colors in combination with #555470, 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 #555470 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sombre Grey. Thus Finlandia and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sombre Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kokoda, Zambezi, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #555470 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, warm yellow and green cyan 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. Sombre Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6f6f54) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Kokoda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f5454 and #546f6f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #555470 is made of 30% red, 30% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sombre Grey has a hue angle of 242.14°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555470 is made of 10.59% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.

HEX #555470
RGB Decimal rgb(85,84,112)
RGB Percentage 30%, 30%, 40%
CMYK 10.59, 10.98, 0, 56.08
HSL hsl(242.14,14.29%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(242.14,25%,43.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.8214,7.1088,-15.8424)
XYZ xyz(9.8413,9.4418,16.633)
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