Mecha Grey Color

#8d847f

Mecha Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #727b80
Complementary Color #7f888d
Color Shade: warm red (21.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Mecha Grey Color Sample
Mecha Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d847f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mecha Grey Color. The Desert Dusk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Parador Inn (#a99a8a) for more energetic effect. Try Hulett Ore as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7f888d is the best complementary color to Mecha Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d847f complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schooner are #8d7f81 and #8d8b7f. Thus found on the left and right of #8d847f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Mecha Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mecha Grey palette consists of #7f818d and #7f8d8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f888d). Try Waterloo and Gunsmoke colors in combination with #8d847f, 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 #8d847f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mecha Grey. Thus Topaz and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mecha Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d847f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Mecha Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7f888d) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monsoon – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f8d84 and #8d7f88.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d847f is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mecha Grey has a hue angle of 21.43°, a saturation of 5.79% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d847f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d847f
RGB Decimal rgb(141,132,127)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 5.49, 44.71
HSL hsl(21.43,5.79%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.43,9.93%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.7837,2.4654,3.9041)
XYZ xyz(23.0665,23.6976,23.437)
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