Stormy Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #828483 |
| Complementary Color | #7b7d7c |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (330° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Grey Color. The Curtain Call color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Rubiate (#8b7880) for more energetic effect. Try Zoom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b7d7c is the best complementary color to Stormy Grey. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d7b7c complementary color is Gunsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #7d7b7d and #7d7b7b. Thus found on the left and right of #7d7b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Suva Gray and Boulder colors as they work well with Stormy Grey.
The split-complementary Stormy Grey palette consists of #7b7d7d and #7b7d7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b7d7c). Try Sirocco and Xanadu colors in combination with #7d7b7c, 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 #7d7b7c offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stormy Grey. Thus Rolling Stone and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stormy Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Friar Gray, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d7b7c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stormy Grey tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#7b7d7c) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c7d7b and #7c7b7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d7b7c is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy Grey has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 0.81% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d7b7c is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7d7b7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,123,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 0.39, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(330,0.81%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(330,1.6%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8159,0.9565,-0.2835) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1785,19.9811,21.9147) |