Regent Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #867b77 |
| Complementary Color | #887c79 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Regent Grey Color. The Platinum Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aqua Grey (#889fa5) for more energetic effect. Try Portsmouth Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#887c79 is the best complementary color to Regent Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #798488 complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #798884 and #797c88. Thus found on the left and right of #798488 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Regent Grey.
The split-complementary Regent Grey palette consists of #888479 and #88797c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887c79). Try Friar Gray and Empress colors in combination with #798488, 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 #798488 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 Regent Grey. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Regent Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mobster, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #798488 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid 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. Regent Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#887c79) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #887984 and #79887c.
In a RGB color space, hex #798488 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Regent Grey has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 5.93% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #798488 is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #798488 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,132,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.57, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(196,5.93%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,11.03%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3912,-3.1661,-3.5388) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5804,22.345,26.5209) |