Gotham 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 | #756e6d |
| Complementary Color | #928b8a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gotham Grey Color. The Phantom 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 Thundercloud (#698589) for more energetic effect. Try Rock Creek as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#928b8a is the best complementary color to Gotham 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 #8a9192 complementary color is Schooner, 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 Oslo Gray are #8a928f and #8a8d92. Thus found on the left and right of #8a9192 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Gotham Grey.
The split-complementary Gotham Grey palette consists of #928f8a and #928a8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#928b8a). Try Natural Gray and Venus colors in combination with #8a9192, 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 #8a9192 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 Gotham Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gotham Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schooner, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a9192 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. Gotham Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#928b8a) 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 #928a91 and #8a928b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a9192 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Gotham Grey has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 3.54% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a9192 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #8a9192 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,145,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0.39, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,3.54%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,5.48%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6435,-2.3301,-1.4162) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7949,27.7294,31.1869) |