Griffin is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #727070 |
| Complementary Color | #8f8d8d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Griffin Color. The Stormy Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called AuroMetalSaurus (#6e7f80) for more energetic effect. Try Winter Could Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f8d8d is the best complementary color to Griffin. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8f8f complementary color is Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8d8f8e and #8d8e8f. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8f8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gunsmoke and Oslo Gray colors as they work well with Griffin.
The split-complementary Griffin palette consists of #8f8e8d and #8f8d8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f8d8d). Try Natural Gray and Suva Gray colors in combination with #8d8f8f, 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 #8d8f8f offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Griffin. Thus Lemon Grass and Monsoon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Griffin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8f8f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Griffin tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8f8d8d) and two others. The Monsoon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f8d8f and #8d8f8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8f8f is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Griffin has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.88% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8f8f is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8f8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,143,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(180,0.88%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,1.4%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.2425,-0.7277,-0.2632) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7649,27.2908,29.8963) |