Downing Slate 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 | #888079 |
| Complementary Color | #867e77 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Downing Slate Color. The Lava Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thames Dusk (#62676a) for more calm effect. Try Made of Steel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#867e77 is the best complementary color to Downing Slate. 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 #777f86 complementary color is Schooner, 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 Rolling Stone are #778685 and #777786. Thus found on the left and right of #777f86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Downing Slate.
The split-complementary Downing Slate palette consists of #868577 and #867777 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#867e77). Try Bandicoot and Hurricane colors in combination with #777f86, 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 #777f86 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 Downing Slate. Thus Battleship Gray and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downing Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #777f86 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. Downing Slate tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#867e77) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86777f and #77867e.
In a RGB color space, hex #777f86 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Downing Slate has a hue angle of 208°, a saturation of 5.93% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777f86 is made of 5.88% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #777f86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,127,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 2.75, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(208,5.93%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208,11.19%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.754,-1.4567,-4.8111) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5002,20.8219,25.5455) |