Gilneas 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 | #937c69 |
| Complementary Color | #967f6b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gilneas Grey Color. The Spinning Blue 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 Thunderstorm (#9098a1) for more calm effect. Try Slate Tile as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#967f6b is the best complementary color to Gilneas 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 #6c8396 complementary color is Arrowtown, 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 Lynch are #6b9694 and #6b6d96. Thus found on the left and right of #6c8396 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Kimberly colors as they work well with Gilneas Grey.
The split-complementary Gilneas Grey palette consists of #96946b and #966b6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#967f6b). Try Gurkha and Copper Rose colors in combination with #6c8396, 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 #6c8396 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 Gilneas Grey. Thus Battleship Gray and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gilneas Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c8396 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. Gilneas Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#967f6b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #966b82 and #6b967f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c8396 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Gilneas Grey has a hue angle of 207.14°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c8396 is made of 16.47% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #6c8396 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,131,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 7.45, 0, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(207.14,16.67%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.14,28%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.6244,-3.6765,-12.9075) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8057,21.6228,31.9839) |