Alley Cat is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #9a978b |
| Complementary Color | #747165 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Alley Cat Color. The Squid's Ink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Mood (#7a808d) for more energetic effect. Try Receding Night as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#747165 is the best complementary color to Alley Cat. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #656874 complementary color is Flint, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #656f74 and #696574. Thus found on the left and right of #656874 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Alley Cat.
The split-complementary Alley Cat palette consists of #6f7465 and #746965 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#747165). Try Limed Ash and Sandstone colors in combination with #656874, 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 #656874 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alley Cat. Thus Willow Grove and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alley Cat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flint, Fedora, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #656874 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alley Cat tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#747165) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Flint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #746568 and #657471.
In a RGB color space, hex #656874 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Alley Cat has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 6.91% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656874 is made of 5.88% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #656874 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,104,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 4.71, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(228,6.91%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,12.93%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1299,1.4995,-7.1037) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4695,13.9283,18.5015) |