Shady Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #7b6d6d |
| Complementary Color | #928484 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shady Grey Color. The Quiet Moment color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Phantom (#6e797b) for more calm effect. Try Pond Sedge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#928484 is the best complementary color to Shady 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 #849292 complementary color is Hurricane, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #84928b and #848b92. Thus found on the left and right of #849292 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Shady Grey.
The split-complementary Shady Grey palette consists of #928b84 and #92848b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#928484). Try Natural Gray and Venus colors in combination with #849292, 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 #849292 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 Shady Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shady Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hurricane, Mamba, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #849292 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shady Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#928484) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Hurricane. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #928492 and #849284.
In a RGB color space, hex #849292 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shady Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 6.03% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #849292 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #849292 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,146,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(180,6.03%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,9.59%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4696,-5.0138,-1.7244) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9829,27.5386,31.1929) |