Bluish 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 | #8b7468 |
| Complementary Color | #978074 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluish Grey Color. The Quarry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ufo (#989fa3) for more calm effect. Try Silver Hill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#978074 is the best complementary color to Bluish 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 #748b97 complementary color is Almond Frost, 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 Slate Gray are #749791 and #747997. Thus found on the left and right of #748b97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Bluish Grey.
The split-complementary Bluish Grey palette consists of #979174 and #977479 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#978074). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #748b97, 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 #748b97 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 Bluish Grey. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluish Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Trendy Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #748b97 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. Bluish Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#978074) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97748a and #749780.
In a RGB color space, hex #748b97 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Bluish Grey has a hue angle of 200.57°, a saturation of 14.4% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #748b97 is made of 13.73% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #748b97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,139,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 4.71, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(200.57,14.4%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.57,23.18%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4986,-5.4011,-9.1138) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.021,24.4126,32.8296) |