Grey Owl is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #889098 |
| Complementary Color | #676f76 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Owl Color. The Stonewall color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sofisticata (#93806a) for more energetic effect. Try Bristol Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#676f76 is the best complementary color to Grey Owl. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #776f67 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #766767 and #767667. Thus found on the left and right of #776f67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Pablo colors as they work well with Grey Owl.
The split-complementary Grey Owl palette consists of #676776 and #677676 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#676f76). Try Mid Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #776f67, 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 #776f67 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Owl. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Owl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #776f67 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Owl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#676f76) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67766f and #76676f.
In a RGB color space, hex #776f67 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Owl has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 7.21% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #776f67 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #776f67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,111,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 6.28, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(30,7.21%,43.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,13.45%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.3269,1.6151,5.5638) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7404,16.2701,15.1428) |