Whale Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a69894 |
| Complementary Color | #6a5d59 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whale Grey Color. The Courtyard Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Lead (#474c4d) for more calm effect. Try Windy Seas as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a5d59 is the best complementary color to Whale Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #59676b complementary color is Dorado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #596a65 and #595d6a. Thus found on the left and right of #59676b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Whale Grey.
The split-complementary Whale Grey palette consists of #6a6559 and #6a595d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a5d59). Try Flint and Zambezi colors in combination with #59676b, 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 #59676b offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whale Grey. Thus Siam and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whale Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dorado, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #59676b square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Whale Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6a5d59) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Dorado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5966 and #596a5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #59676b is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Whale Grey has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 9.18% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59676b is made of 7.06% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #59676b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,103,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 1.57, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(193.33,9.18%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.33,16.82%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.5908,-4.362,-4.0453) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6239,12.8859,15.7845) |