North Cape Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #856a6a |
| Complementary Color | #957979 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to North Cape Grey Color. The Jitterbug Lure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Teal Stencil (#627f7b) for more energetic effect. Try Undersea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#957979 is the best complementary color to North Cape Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a9595 complementary color is Bazaar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #799587 and #798795. Thus found on the left and right of #7a9595 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxley and Slate Gray colors as they work well with North Cape Grey.
The split-complementary North Cape Grey palette consists of #958779 and #957987 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#957979). Try Stonewall and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #7a9595, 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 #7a9595 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the North Cape Grey. Thus Gurkha and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of North Cape Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Mobster, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a9595 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. North Cape Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#957979) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #957995 and #799579.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a9595 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode North Cape Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 11.3% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a9595 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #7a9595 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,149,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(180,11.3%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,18.12%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7098,-9.4378,-3.1608) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1983,27.8024,32.5248) |