Gun Barrel is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #686265 |
| Complementary Color | #9d979a |
| Color Shade: | cool green (150° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gun Barrel Color. The Tree Lined color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Quantum Green (#7c948b) for more energetic effect. Try Green Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d979a is the best complementary color to Gun Barrel. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #979d9a complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #979d97 and #979d9d. Thus found on the left and right of #979d9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Pewter colors as they work well with Gun Barrel.
The split-complementary Gun Barrel palette consists of #9d9797 and #9d979d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d979a). Try Dusty Gray and Shady Lady colors in combination with #979d9a, 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 #979d9a offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gun Barrel. Thus Dawn and Mountain Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gun Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Manatee, and Star Dust split by 90° on the color wheel. #979d9a square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gun Barrel tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#9d979a) and two others. The Mountain Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a979d and #9a9d97.
In a RGB color space, hex #979d9a is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gun Barrel has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 2.97% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979d9a is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #979d9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,157,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 1.18, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(150,2.97%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(150,3.82%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1822,-2.7313,0.8109) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6522,33.0263,35.331) |