Greasy Grey Color

#838583

Greasy Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue

Inverse Color #7c7a7c
Complementary Color #848384
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Greasy Grey Color Sample
Greasy Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #838583

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Greasy Grey Color. The Garden Bower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brassica (#788879) for more energetic effect. Try Native Flora as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#848384 is the best complementary color to Greasy Grey. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #838583 complementary color is Suva Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, warm green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #838483 and #838483. Thus found on the left and right of #838583 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Stack colors as they work well with Greasy Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greasy Grey palette consists of #848383 and #838384 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848384). Try Gray and Jumbo colors in combination with #838583, 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 #838583 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greasy Grey. Thus Gray and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greasy Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Suva Gray, Jumbo, and Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #838583 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool blue, cool magenta and mid red 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. Greasy Grey tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#848384) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Friar Gray – 120° from the complementary Suva Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #838384 and #848483.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #838583 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Greasy Grey has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 0.81% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #838583 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #838583
RGB Decimal rgb(131,133,131)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.79, 0, 0.79, 47.84
HSL hsl(120,0.81%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,1.5%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.3177,-1.1346,0.8094)
XYZ xyz(21.8443,23.239,24.807)
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