Steely Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #6f6864 |
| Complementary Color | #9b938f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steely Grey Color. The Mica Creek 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 Jeans Indigo (#6d8994) for more energetic effect. Try Stormy Oceans as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b938f is the best complementary color to Steely Grey. 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 #90979b complementary color is Zorba, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #8f9b99 and #8f919b. Thus found on the left and right of #90979b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Steely Grey.
The split-complementary Steely Grey palette consists of #9b998f and #9b8f91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b938f). Try Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #90979b, 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 #90979b 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 Steely Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steely Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #90979b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steely Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9b938f) 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 #9b8f96 and #8f9b93.
In a RGB color space, hex #90979b is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Steely Grey has a hue angle of 201.82°, a saturation of 5.21% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90979b is made of 4.31% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #90979b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,151,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 1.56, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(201.82,5.21%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.82,7.1%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.0227,-1.7036,-2.9792) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4846,30.4291,35.3824) |