Hawk Grey Color

#77757d

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

Inverse Color #888a82
Complementary Color #7a7c75
Color Shade: mid blue (255° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Hawk Grey Color Sample
Hawk Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #77757d

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hawk Grey Color. The Grey Dusk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gentle Grape (#908a9b) for more energetic effect. Try Victorian Iris as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7a7c75 is the best complementary color to Hawk Grey. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77757d complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jumbo are #75777c and #7b757c. Thus found on the left and right of #77757d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rolling Stone and Mobster colors as they work well with Hawk Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hawk Grey palette consists of #767c75 and #7c7b75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7c75). Try Xanadu and Friar Gray colors in combination with #77757d, 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 #77757d offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hawk Grey. Thus Xanadu and Concord giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hawk Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Empress, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #77757d square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Hawk Grey tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#7a7c75) and two others. The Concord is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c7775 and #757a7c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #77757d is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Hawk Grey has a hue angle of 255°, a saturation of 3.31% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77757d is made of 2.35% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #77757d
RGB Decimal rgb(119,117,125)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 2.35, 3.14, 0, 50.98
HSL hsl(255,3.31%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(255,6.4%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.6476,2.4064,-4.119)
XYZ xyz(17.6707,18.1252,21.9692)
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