Garrison Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #847a77 |
| Complementary Color | #877d7b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Garrison Grey Color. The Symphony of Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Slate Tile (#606e74) for more energetic effect. Try Riverway as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#877d7b is the best complementary color to Garrison Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b8588 complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #7b8784 and #7b7e87. Thus found on the left and right of #7b8588 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Raven colors as they work well with Garrison Grey.
The split-complementary Garrison Grey palette consists of #87847b and #877b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#877d7b). Try Friar Gray and Empress colors in combination with #7b8588, 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 #7b8588 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Garrison Grey. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Garrison Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b8588 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Garrison Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#877d7b) 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 #877b84 and #7b877e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b8588 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Garrison Grey has a hue angle of 193.85°, a saturation of 5.18% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b8588 is made of 5.09% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #7b8588 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,133,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 1.17, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(193.85,5.18%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.85,9.56%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.828,-3.0225,-2.8778) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9998,22.7636,26.5796) |