African Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #6c6766 |
| Complementary Color | #989393 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to African Grey Color. The Winter Morning Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leisure Time (#758c8f) for more energetic effect. Try Marine Layer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#989393 is the best complementary color to African Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #939899 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #939896 and #939498. Thus found on the left and right of #939899 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Manatee colors as they work well with African Grey.
The split-complementary African Grey palette consists of #989693 and #989394 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989393). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #939899, 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 #939899 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the African Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of African Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Mountain Mist, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #939899 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. African Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#989393) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #989397 and #939893.
In a RGB color space, hex #939899 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode African Grey has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 2.86% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #939899 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #939899 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,152,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0.39, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(190,2.86%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,3.92%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4734,-1.5991,-1.1596) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0106,30.9594,34.5837) |