Aluminum Silver Color

#8c8d91

Aluminum Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #73726e
Complementary Color #91908c
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.88% (better contrasting with white)
Aluminum Silver Color Sample
Aluminum Silver Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c8d91

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminum Silver Color. The Violet Verbena color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Noble Silver (#73777f) for more energetic effect. Try Astrogranite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#91908c is the best complementary color to Aluminum Silver. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c8d91 complementary color is Natural Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8c8f91 and #8d8c91. Thus found on the left and right of #8c8d91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Aluminum Silver.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aluminum Silver palette consists of #8f918c and #918d8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91908c). Try Lemon Grass and Schooner colors in combination with #8c8d91, 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 #8c8d91 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aluminum Silver. Thus Stack and Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aluminum Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Venus, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c8d91 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid 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. Aluminum Silver tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#91908c) and two others. The Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918c8d and #8c9190.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c8d91 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminum Silver has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 2.22% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c8d91 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #8c8d91
RGB Decimal rgb(140,141,145)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.96, 1.57, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(228,2.22%,55.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,3.45%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.6672,0.4325,-2.2592)
XYZ xyz(25.4509,26.6695,30.5944)
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