Gunmetal Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #7f7373 |
| Complementary Color | #8c8080 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gunmetal Grey Color. The Teal Stencil color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Eye Grey (#607b7b) for more energetic effect. Try Uniform Green Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c8080 is the best complementary color to Gunmetal Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #808c8c complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gunsmoke are #808c86 and #80868c. Thus found on the left and right of #808c8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Gunmetal Grey.
The split-complementary Gunmetal Grey palette consists of #8c8680 and #8c8086 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c8080). Try Natural Gray and Suva Gray colors in combination with #808c8c, 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 #808c8c offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gunmetal Grey. Thus Bitter and Monsoon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gunmetal Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mobster, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #808c8c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gunmetal Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8c8080) and two others. The Monsoon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c808c and #808c80.
In a RGB color space, hex #808c8c is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Gunmetal Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 4.96% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #808c8c is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #808c8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,140,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(180,4.96%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,8.57%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3074,-4.34,-1.4981) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0138,25.2388,28.4696) |