Pompeii Ash 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 | #938a82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c746c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pompeii Ash Color. The Graphic Charcoal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Oslo Grey (#878d91) for more calm effect. Try Blackthorn Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c746c is the best complementary color to Pompeii Ash. 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 #6c757d complementary color is Tapa, 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 Pale Sky are #6c7c7c and #6c6c7c. Thus found on the left and right of #6c757d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Pompeii Ash.
The split-complementary Pompeii Ash palette consists of #7c7c6c and #7c6c6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c746c). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #6c757d, 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 #6c757d 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 Pompeii Ash. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pompeii Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c757d 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. Pompeii Ash tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7c746c) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c6c74 and #6c7c74.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c757d is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pompeii Ash has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 7.3% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c757d is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #6c757d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,117,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 3.14, 0, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(208.24,7.3%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.24,13.6%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7495,-1.6002,-5.5488) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2473,17.3914,21.9026) |