Grey Heather is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #79786f |
| Complementary Color | #908f86 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Heather Color. The Lavender Spectacle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Granite (#717388) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Fortune as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#908f86 is the best complementary color to Grey Heather. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #868790 complementary color is Natural Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #868c90 and #8a8690. Thus found on the left and right of #868790 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Grey Heather.
The split-complementary Grey Heather palette consists of #8c9086 and #908a86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#908f86). Try Lemon Grass and Natural Gray colors in combination with #868790, 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 #868790 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Heather. Thus Stack and Hurricane giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Heather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Venus, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #868790 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Heather tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#908f86) and two others. The Hurricane is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #908687 and #86908f.
In a RGB color space, hex #868790 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Heather has a hue angle of 234°, a saturation of 4.31% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #868790 is made of 3.92% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #868790 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,135,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 3.53, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(234,4.31%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234,6.94%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4959,1.4686,-4.9419) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5295,24.4099,29.857) |