Sidewalk Grey 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 | #847066 |
| Complementary Color | #99847a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sidewalk Grey Color. The Suzu Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Provincial Blue (#5c798e) for more energetic effect. Try Long Lake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99847a is the best complementary color to Sidewalk Grey. 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 #7b8f99 complementary color is Squirrel, 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 Regent Gray are #7a9993 and #7a8099. Thus found on the left and right of #7b8f99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Sidewalk Grey.
The split-complementary Sidewalk Grey palette consists of #99937a and #997a80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99847a). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #7b8f99, 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 #7b8f99 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 Sidewalk Grey. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sidewalk Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Squirrel, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b8f99 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. Sidewalk Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#99847a) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Squirrel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #997a8e and #7a9984.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b8f99 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sidewalk Grey has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 12.82% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b8f99 is made of 11.76% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #7b8f99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,143,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 3.92, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(200,12.82%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,19.61%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1846,-4.8745,-7.6944) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7406,26.1558,33.9343) |