Winter Could Grey Color

#6e7a7c

Winter Could Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #918583
Complementary Color #7c706e
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Winter Could Grey Color Sample
Winter Could Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e7a7c

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Could Grey Color. The Paramount color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackish Green (#5d6161) for more calm effect. Try Inland Waters as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c706e is the best complementary color to Winter Could Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e7a7c complementary color is Spicy Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6e7c77 and #6e737c. Thus found on the left and right of #6e7a7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Winter Could Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winter Could Grey palette consists of #7c776e and #7c6e73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c706e). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #6e7a7c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6e7a7c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Winter Could Grey. Thus Bandicoot and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winter Could Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Pink, Mobster, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e7a7c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Winter Could Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7c706e) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Spicy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c6e7a and #6e7c70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e7a7c is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Could Grey has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 5.98% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e7a7c is made of 5.49% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #6e7a7c
RGB Decimal rgb(110,122,124)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 5.49, 0.79, 0, 51.37
HSL hsl(188.57,5.98%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.57,11.29%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.3217,-4.0017,-2.6167)
XYZ xyz(17.028,18.6893,21.7787)
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