Grey Monument Color

#707c78

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

Inverse Color #8f8387
Complementary Color #7c7074
Color Shade: green cyan (160° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Monument Color Sample
Grey Monument Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #707c78

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Monument Color. The Granny Smith color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Collard Green (#536861) for more energetic effect. Try Bridgewater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c7074 is the best complementary color to Grey Monument. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #707c78 complementary color is Empress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #707c72 and #707a7c. Thus found on the left and right of #707c78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Sirocco colors as they work well with Grey Monument.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Monument palette consists of #7c7270 and #7c7079 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7074). Try Spicy Pink and Fedora colors in combination with #707c78, 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 #707c78 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Monument. Thus Tapa and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Monument contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Empress, Jumbo, and Bandicoot split by 90° on the color wheel. #707c78 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Grey Monument tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#7c7074) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camouflage Green – 120° from the complementary Empress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78707c and #747c70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #707c78 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Monument has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 5.08% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #707c78 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #707c78
RGB Decimal rgb(112,124,120)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 4.71, 0, 1.57, 51.37
HSL hsl(160,5.08%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(160,9.68%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.9391,-5.2799,0.6573)
XYZ xyz(17.2799,19.2161,20.5676)
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