Grey Russian is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #716a67 |
| Complementary Color | #98908d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Russian Color. The Polished Steel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rolling Stone (#747d83) for more energetic effect. Try Mica Creek as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#98908d is the best complementary color to Grey Russian. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e9598 complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8d9895 and #8d9098. Thus found on the left and right of #8e9598 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Manatee colors as they work well with Grey Russian.
The split-complementary Grey Russian palette consists of #98958d and #988d8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98908d). Try Zorba and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8e9598, 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 #8e9598 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Russian. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Russian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e9598 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm 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. Grey Russian tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#98908d) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988d95 and #8d9890.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e9598 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Russian has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 4.63% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e9598 is made of 3.92% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #8e9598 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,149,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 1.18, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(198,4.63%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198,6.58%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.2314,-1.9123,-2.4611) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5703,29.5127,33.9492) |