Platinum Grey Color

#6a6d6f

Platinum 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 #959290
Complementary Color #6f6c6a
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.55% (better contrasting with white)
Platinum Grey Color Sample
Platinum Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a6d6f

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Platinum Grey Color. The Oyster Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Serious Cloud (#7d848b) for more energetic effect. Try Turbulence as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6f6c6a is the best complementary color to Platinum 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 #6a6d6f complementary color is Dove Gray, 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 Nevada are #6a6f6e and #6a6a6f. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6d6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Platinum Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Platinum Grey palette consists of #6f6e6a and #6f6a6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f6c6a). Try Ironside Gray and Dove Gray colors in combination with #6a6d6f, 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 #6a6d6f 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 Platinum Grey. Thus Storm Dust and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Platinum Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dove Gray, Salt Box, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a6d6f 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. Platinum Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f6c6a) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Dove Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f6a6d and #6a6f6c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a6d6f is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Platinum Grey has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 2.3% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6d6f is made of 1.96% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #6a6d6f
RGB Decimal rgb(106,109,111)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.96, 0.78, 0, 56.47
HSL hsl(204,2.3%,42.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,4.5%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.8378,-0.7243,-1.5197)
XYZ xyz(14.2817,15.1491,17.2103)
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