Shale Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #76625c |
| Complementary Color | #a38e88 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shale Grey Color. The Vintage Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bell Blue (#618b97) for more energetic effect. Try Polished Steel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a38e88 is the best complementary color to Shale Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #899da3 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #88a39b and #888fa3. Thus found on the left and right of #899da3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Shale Grey.
The split-complementary Shale Grey palette consists of #a39b88 and #a3888f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a38e88). Try Gray Olive and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #899da3, 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 #899da3 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shale Grey. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shale Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mamba, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #899da3 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Shale Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a38e88) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3889d and #88a38e.
In a RGB color space, hex #899da3 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Shale Grey has a hue angle of 193.85°, a saturation of 12.38% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #899da3 is made of 10.19% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #899da3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,157,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 2.35, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(193.85,12.38%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.85,15.95%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.4062,-5.7215,-5.509) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9844,32.0767,39.3141) |