North Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #958888 |
| Complementary Color | #766a6a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to North Grey Color. The Sealegs color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pond Sedge (#658782) for more energetic effect. Try Soot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#766a6a is the best complementary color to North Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a7777 complementary color is Dove Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6a7670 and #6a7076. Thus found on the left and right of #6a7777 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with North Grey.
The split-complementary North Grey palette consists of #76706a and #766a70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766a6a). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #6a7777, 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 #6a7777 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the North Grey. Thus Bandicoot and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of North Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dove Gray, Salt Box, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a7777 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. North Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#766a6a) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Dove Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #766a76 and #6a766a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a7777 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode North Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 5.78% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a7777 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #6a7777 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,119,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,5.78%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,10.92%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9947,-4.8193,-1.6513) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8705,17.5897,20.0115) |