Heavy 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 red magenta
| Inverse Color | #7d7975 |
| Complementary Color | #8a8581 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Grey Color. The Dapper Greyhound color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Backwater (#687078) for more energetic effect. Try Wharf View as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a8581 is the best complementary color to Heavy 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 #82868a complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #818a89 and #81828a. Thus found on the left and right of #82868a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Heavy Grey.
The split-complementary Heavy Grey palette consists of #8a8981 and #8a8182 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a8581). Try Natural Gray and Hurricane colors in combination with #82868a, 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 #82868a offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Grey. Thus Stack and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #82868a 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. Heavy Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8a8581) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a8185 and #818a85.
In a RGB color space, hex #82868a is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3.31% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #82868a is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #82868a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,134,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 1.57, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(210,3.31%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,5.8%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.7164,-0.6532,-2.6646) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3185,23.631,27.4297) |