Pound Sterling Color

#818081

Pound Sterling is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow

Inverse Color #7e7f7e
Complementary Color #808180
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Pound Sterling Color Sample
Pound Sterling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #818081

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pound Sterling Color. The High Note color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lunar Light (#9b959c) for more energetic effect. Try Hidcote as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#808180 is the best complementary color to Pound Sterling. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #818081 complementary color is Stack, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Suva Gray are #808081 and #818080. Thus found on the left and right of #818081 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jumbo and Gray colors as they work well with Pound Sterling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pound Sterling palette consists of #808180 and #808180 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#808180). Try Stack and Stack colors in combination with #818081, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #818081 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pound Sterling. Thus Gunsmoke and Friar Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pound Sterling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Gray, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #818081 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pound Sterling tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#808180) and two others. The Friar Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #818180 and #808081.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #818081 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pound Sterling has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.4% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #818081 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #818081
RGB Decimal rgb(129,128,129)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.39, 0, 49.41
HSL hsl(300,0.4%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,0.78%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.697,0.5757,-0.4149)
XYZ xyz(20.7349,21.6904,23.8627)
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