Stormy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4f433c |
| Complementary Color | #c3b6b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Color. The River Valley color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aegean Splendor (#9ba0a4) for more calm effect. Try Robotic Gods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3b6b0 is the best complementary color to Stormy. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0bcc3 complementary color is Silk, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tower Gray are #b0c3c0 and #b0b2c3. Thus found on the left and right of #b0bcc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Stormy.
The split-complementary Stormy palette consists of #c3c0b0 and #c3b0b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3b6b0). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b0bcc3, 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 #b0bcc3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stormy. Thus Green Spring and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stormy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0bcc3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Stormy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c3b6b0) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3b0bb and #b0c3b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0bcc3 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy has a hue angle of 202.11°, a saturation of 13.67% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0bcc3 is made of 7.45% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #b0bcc3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,188,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 2.74, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(202.11,13.67%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.11,9.74%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5363,-2.7361,-4.9576) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.738,49.1367,58.7034) |