Greylac is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #6b7372 |
| Complementary Color | #8c9393 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Greylac Color. The Roaring Twenties color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plumville (#9e8185) for more energetic effect. Try Choo Choo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c9393 is the best complementary color to Greylac. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #948c8d complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hurricane are #938c91 and #938f8c. Thus found on the left and right of #948c8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Greylac.
The split-complementary Greylac palette consists of #8c9193 and #8c938f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9393). Try Oslo Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #948c8d, 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 #948c8d offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greylac. Thus Oslo Gray and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greylac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Lemon Grass, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #948c8d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greylac tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8c9393) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d938c and #938c93.
In a RGB color space, hex #948c8d is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Greylac has a hue angle of 352.5°, a saturation of 3.6% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #948c8d is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #948c8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,140,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 2.75, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(352.5,3.6%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.5,5.41%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9513,3.1589,0.5252) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3985,26.9752,29.0147) |