Magnetic 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 warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #7c7876 |
| Complementary Color | #898482 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° 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 Magnetic Grey Color. The Rain Shadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dusty Sky (#95a3a6) for more energetic effect. Try Cape Cod Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#898482 is the best complementary color to Magnetic 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 #838789 complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #828987 and #828389. Thus found on the left and right of #838789 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Jumbo colors as they work well with Magnetic Grey.
The split-complementary Magnetic Grey palette consists of #898782 and #898283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#898482). Try Natural Gray and Gray colors in combination with #838789, 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 #838789 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magnetic Grey. Thus Bitter and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magnetic Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #838789 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Magnetic Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#898482) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Schooner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #898287 and #828984.
In a RGB color space, hex #838789 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Magnetic Grey has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 2.48% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #838789 is made of 2.36% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #838789 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,135,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 0.79, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(200,2.48%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,4.38%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0471,-1.064,-1.5919) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5394,23.9594,27.1036) |