Sleet is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #6d6b64 |
| Complementary Color | #9b9891 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sleet Color. The Spun Pearl 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 Blue Mood (#7a808d) for more energetic effect. Try Aluminium Snow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9b9891 is the best complementary color to Sleet. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #92949b complementary color is Dawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #91989b and #94919b. Thus found on the left and right of #92949b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Sleet.
The split-complementary Sleet palette consists of #989b91 and #9b9491 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b9891). Try Lemon Grass and Zorba colors in combination with #92949b, 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 #92949b 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 Sleet. Thus Stack and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sleet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Venus, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #92949b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sleet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9b9891) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b9193 and #919b98.
In a RGB color space, hex #92949b is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Sleet has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 4.31% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #92949b is made of 3.53% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #92949b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,148,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 2.74, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(226.67,4.31%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.67,5.81%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3575,0.6765,-3.9414) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3604,29.6574,35.24) |