Granite Canyon is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #939087 |
| Complementary Color | #77746c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Canyon Color. The Ball Gown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sea Lion (#7f8793) for more energetic effect. Try Blackwater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#77746c is the best complementary color to Granite Canyon. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c6f78 complementary color is Tapa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #6c7477 and #6e6c77. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Granite Canyon.
The split-complementary Granite Canyon palette consists of #75776c and #776f6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77746c). Try Limed Ash and Tapa colors in combination with #6c6f78, 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 #6c6f78 offers a combination of yellow green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Granite Canyon. Thus Willow Grove and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granite Canyon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6f78 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Granite Canyon tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#77746c) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sirocco – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776c6e and #6c7774.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c6f78 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Canyon has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 5.26% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6f78 is made of 4.71% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #6c6f78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,111,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 3.53, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(225,5.26%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,10%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8603,0.798,-5.379) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2589,15.9131,20.0366) |