Philosophical Color

#757b7d

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

Inverse Color #8a8482
Complementary Color #7c7675
Color Shade: mid cyan (195° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Philosophical Color Sample
Philosophical Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #757b7d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Philosophical Color. The Whale Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kiwikiwi Grey (#909495) for more calm effect. Try Moonquake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c7675 is the best complementary color to Philosophical. 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 #757b7d complementary color is Boulder, 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 Rolling Stone are #757c7a and #75777c. Thus found on the left and right of #757b7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Rolling Stone colors as they work well with Philosophical.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Philosophical palette consists of #7c7a75 and #7c7577 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7675). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #757b7d, 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 #757b7d 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 Philosophical. Thus Bitter and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Philosophical contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boulder, Mobster, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #757b7d 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. Philosophical tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7c7675) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Boulder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c757a and #757c77.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #757b7d is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Philosophical has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 3.31% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #757b7d is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #757b7d
RGB Decimal rgb(117,123,125)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 3.14, 0.78, 0, 50.98
HSL hsl(195,3.31%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195,6.4%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.1848,-1.8172,-1.8728)
XYZ xyz(18.1207,19.4285,22.197)
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