Grey Cloud is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8b877f |
| Complementary Color | #807c73 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Cloud Color. The Sheet Metal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Concrete Landscape (#5c606e) for more energetic effect. Try Pencil Lead as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#807c73 is the best complementary color to Grey Cloud. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #747880 complementary color is Friar Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #737e80 and #757380. Thus found on the left and right of #747880 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Jumbo colors as they work well with Grey Cloud.
The split-complementary Grey Cloud palette consists of #7e8073 and #807573 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#807c73). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #747880, 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 #747880 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Cloud. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Friar Gray, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #747880 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Grey Cloud tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#807c73) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Friar Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #807377 and #73807b.
In a RGB color space, hex #747880 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Cloud has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 4.92% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #747880 is made of 4.71% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #747880 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,120,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 3.14, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(220,4.92%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,9.38%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.3396,0.1992,-4.8936) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8152,18.7045,23.0934) |