Grey Heron is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #766d75 |
| Complementary Color | #928991 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (126.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Heron Color. The Boxwood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Radish (#799781) for more energetic effect. Try Malarca as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#928991 is the best complementary color to Grey Heron. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89928a complementary color is Venus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #8c9289 and #89928e. Thus found on the left and right of #89928a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Mantle colors as they work well with Grey Heron.
The split-complementary Grey Heron palette consists of #92898c and #8e8992 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#928991). Try Venus and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #89928a, 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 #89928a offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Heron. Thus Hurricane and Waterloo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Heron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venus, Oslo Gray, and Natural Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #89928a square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Heron tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#928991) and two others. The Waterloo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Venus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a8992 and #919289.
In a RGB color space, hex #89928a is made of 33% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Heron has a hue angle of 126.67°, a saturation of 3.96% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89928a is made of 3.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #89928a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,146,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.52, 0, 3.13, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(126.67,3.96%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(126.67,6.16%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6268,-4.8394,3.1078) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1829,27.7111,28.0663) |