Harrison Grey Color

#989b9e

Harrison 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 red magenta

Inverse Color #676461
Complementary Color #9e9b98
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Harrison Grey Color Sample
Harrison Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #989b9e

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harrison Grey Color. The Cold Trade Winds color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smoky Studio (#7e8590) for more energetic effect. Try Pebble Beach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9e9b98 is the best complementary color to Harrison Grey. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #989b9e complementary color is Dawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #989d9e and #98989e. Thus found on the left and right of #989b9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Manatee colors as they work well with Harrison Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Harrison Grey palette consists of #9d9e98 and #9e9898 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e9b98). Try Star Dust and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #989b9e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #989b9e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Harrison Grey. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Harrison Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Shady Lady, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #989b9e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Harrison Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e9b98) 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 #9e989b and #989e9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #989b9e is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Harrison Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #989b9e is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #989b9e
RGB Decimal rgb(152,155,158)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 1.18, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(210,3%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,3.8%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.8249,-0.4854,-1.9513)
XYZ xyz(30.8418,32.5867,37.0121)
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