Ironside 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 | #817f7d |
| Complementary Color | #82807e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ironside Color. The Mirage Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Trance (#8f97a5) for more energetic effect. Try Canadian Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#82807e is the best complementary color to Ironside. 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 #7e8082 complementary color is Concord, 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 Rolling Stone are #7e8282 and #7e7e82. Thus found on the left and right of #7e8082 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Ironside.
The split-complementary Ironside palette consists of #82827e and #827e7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82807e). Try Friar Gray and Gray colors in combination with #7e8082, 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 #7e8082 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 Ironside. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ironside contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Concord, Suva Gray, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e8082 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. Ironside tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#82807e) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Concord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #827e80 and #7e8280.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e8082 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ironside has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.57% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e8082 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #7e8082 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,128,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0.78, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.57%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,3.08%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.477,-0.337,-1.349) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3526,21.4857,24.1935) |