Kingfisher 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 | #816960 |
| Complementary Color | #9f877e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kingfisher Grey Color. The Lynch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hoki (#647d86) for more calm effect. Try Astronomicon Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f877e is the best complementary color to Kingfisher 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 #7e969f complementary color is Pharlap, 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 #7e9f97 and #7e859f. Thus found on the left and right of #7e969f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Waterloo colors as they work well with Kingfisher Grey.
The split-complementary Kingfisher Grey palette consists of #9f977e and #9f7e85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f877e). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #7e969f, 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 #7e969f 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 Kingfisher Grey. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kingfisher Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e969f 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. Kingfisher Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9f877e) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amulet – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9f7e96 and #7e9f87.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e969f is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Kingfisher Grey has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 14.67% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e969f is made of 12.94% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #7e969f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,150,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 3.53, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(196.36,14.67%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.36,20.75%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5617,-6.3984,-7.5527) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7685,28.7515,36.9923) |