Storm Cloud 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 | #7f7d7c |
| Complementary Color | #838180 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm Cloud Color. The Canadian Lake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nevada (#646e75) for more energetic effect. Try Cat Person as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#838180 is the best complementary color to Storm Cloud. 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 #808283 complementary color is Concord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #808382 and #808083. Thus found on the left and right of #808283 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Storm Cloud.
The split-complementary Storm Cloud palette consists of #838280 and #838080 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#838180). Try Friar Gray and Gray colors in combination with #808283, 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 #808283 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 Storm Cloud. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Storm Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Concord, Mobster, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #808283 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Storm Cloud tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#838180) 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 #838082 and #808381.
In a RGB color space, hex #808283 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Storm Cloud has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 1.2% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #808283 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #808283 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,130,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0.39, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(200,1.2%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,2.29%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2313,-0.539,-0.8064) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9815,22.1932,24.6506) |