Dover Grey Color

#848585

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

Inverse Color #7b7a7a
Complementary Color #858484
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Dover Grey Color Sample
Dover Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #848585

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dover Grey Color. The Hatteras Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Boredom (#8c9c9c) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Ash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#858484 is the best complementary color to Dover Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #848585 complementary color is Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gunsmoke are #848584 and #848485. Thus found on the left and right of #848585 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Jumbo colors as they work well with Dover Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dover Grey palette consists of #858484 and #858484 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858484). Try Gray and Gray colors in combination with #848585, 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 #848585 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dover Grey. Thus Friar Gray and Suva Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dover Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray, Jumbo, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #848585 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, mid red and warm green 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. Dover Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#858484) and two others. The Suva Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #858485 and #848584.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #848585 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dover Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.41% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #848585 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #848585
RGB Decimal rgb(132,133,133)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 0, 47.84
HSL hsl(180,0.41%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,0.75%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.4555,-0.3676,-0.1367)
XYZ xyz(22.1369,23.374,25.5352)
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