Steeple Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #7d8183 |
| Complementary Color | #7c8082 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Steeple Grey Color. The Pebbled Path color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Trail Print (#6b6662) for more energetic effect. Try Middle-Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c8082 is the best complementary color to Steeple Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #827e7c complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Concord are #827c7d and #82817c. Thus found on the left and right of #827e7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray and Friar Gray colors as they work well with Steeple Grey.
The split-complementary Steeple Grey palette consists of #7c7d82 and #7c8281 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8082). Try Jumbo and Gunsmoke colors in combination with #827e7c, 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 #827e7c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steeple Grey. Thus Jumbo and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steeple Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Stack, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #827e7c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steeple Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7c8082) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Suva Gray – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c827e and #827c80.
In a RGB color space, hex #827e7c is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Steeple Grey has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 2.36% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #827e7c is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #827e7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,126,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 2.35, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(20,2.36%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,4.62%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0836,1.1245,1.6159) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3049,21.1228,22.0757) |