Leadbelcher Metal Color

#888d8f

Leadbelcher Metal 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 #777270
Complementary Color #8f8a88
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Leadbelcher Metal Color Sample
Leadbelcher Metal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #888d8f

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Leadbelcher Metal Color. The Lynch 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 Nor'wester (#99a9ad) for more energetic effect. Try Trooper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8f8a88 is the best complementary color to Leadbelcher Metal. 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 #888d8f complementary color is Schooner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #888f8d and #88898f. Thus found on the left and right of #888d8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Leadbelcher Metal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Leadbelcher Metal palette consists of #8f8d88 and #8f8889 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f8a88). Try Natural Gray and Gray colors in combination with #888d8f, 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 #888d8f 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 Leadbelcher Metal. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Leadbelcher Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mamba, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #888d8f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm 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. Leadbelcher Metal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8f8a88) and two others. The Venus 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 #8f888d and #888f8a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #888d8f is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Leadbelcher Metal has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 3.03% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #888d8f is made of 2.75% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #888d8f
RGB Decimal rgb(136,141,143)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 2.75, 0.79, 0, 43.92
HSL hsl(197.14,3.03%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.14,4.9%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2898,-1.4171,-1.7055)
XYZ xyz(24.6361,26.2672,29.7582)
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