Taupe Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #747a76 |
| Complementary Color | #858b87 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Taupe Grey Color. The Merlin's Choice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lively Lavender (#816f7a) for more energetic effect. Try Mysteria as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#858b87 is the best complementary color to Taupe Grey. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b8589 complementary color is Stack, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Suva Gray are #8a858b and #8b8586. Thus found on the left and right of #8b8589 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Gray colors as they work well with Taupe Grey.
The split-complementary Taupe Grey palette consists of #858b8a and #868b85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858b87). Try Gunsmoke and Stack colors in combination with #8b8589, 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 #8b8589 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Taupe Grey. Thus Oslo Gray and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Taupe Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Natural Gray, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b8589 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Taupe Grey tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#858b87) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #898b85 and #87858b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b8589 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Taupe Grey has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 2.52% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b8589 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b8589 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,133,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 0.78, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(320,2.52%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320,4.32%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.158,3.0176,-1.3514) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5503,24.0702,27.0717) |