Folkstone Grey Color

#626879

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

Inverse Color #9d9786
Complementary Color #797262
Color Shade: blue cyan (224.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Folkstone Grey Color Sample
Folkstone Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #626879

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Folkstone Grey Color. The Infinity and Beyond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tarnished Silver (#797b80) for more calm effect. Try Blue Mood as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#797262 is the best complementary color to Folkstone Grey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #626879 complementary color is Pablo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #627379 and #676279. Thus found on the left and right of #626879 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Folkstone Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Folkstone Grey palette consists of #737962 and #796762 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797262). Try Limed Ash and Sandstone colors in combination with #626879, 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 #626879 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Folkstone Grey. Thus Willow Grove and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Folkstone Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Old Lavender, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #626879 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid 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. Folkstone Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#797262) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #796268 and #627973.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #626879 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Folkstone Grey has a hue angle of 224.35°, a saturation of 10.5% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #626879 is made of 9.02% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.

HEX #626879
RGB Decimal rgb(98,104,121)
RGB Percentage 30%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 9.02, 6.67, 0, 52.55
HSL hsl(224.35,10.5%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(224.35,19.01%,47.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.0571,1.6129,-10.2553)
XYZ xyz(13.4385,13.8778,20.0596)
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