Stormy Strait 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 | #94745b |
| Complementary Color | #a3846b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Strait Grey Color. The Flax Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Arrowhead Lake (#58728a) for more calm effect. Try Blue Alps as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3846b is the best complementary color to Stormy Strait 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 #6b8ba4 complementary color is Sandal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda Gray are #6ba3a0 and #6b6ea3. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8ba4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Kimberly colors as they work well with Stormy Strait Grey.
The split-complementary Stormy Strait Grey palette consists of #a3a06b and #a36b6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3846b). Try Green Smoke and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6b8ba4, 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 #6b8ba4 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 Stormy Strait Grey. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stormy Strait Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Trendy Pink, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8ba4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Stormy Strait Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a3846b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a36b8a and #6ba384.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b8ba4 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy Strait Grey has a hue angle of 206.32°, a saturation of 23.85% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8ba4 is made of 22.35% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #6b8ba4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,139,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 9.8, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(206.32,23.85%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.32,34.76%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.3585,-4.9095,-16.8506) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9969,24.2714,38.6474) |