Stainless Steel Color

#b4bdc7

Stainless Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #4b4238
Complementary Color #c7beb4
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with white)
Stainless Steel Color Sample
Stainless Steel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4bdc7

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stainless Steel Color. The River Valley 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 Windsurf (#91aab8) for more energetic effect. Try Paris as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7beb4 is the best complementary color to Stainless Steel. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4bdc7 complementary color is Tea, 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 Loblolly are #b4c6c7 and #b4b4c7. Thus found on the left and right of #b4bdc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Submarine and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Stainless Steel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stainless Steel palette consists of #c6c7b4 and #c7b4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7beb4). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b4bdc7, 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 #b4bdc7 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 Stainless Steel. Thus Clay Ash and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stainless Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tea, Lily, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4bdc7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Stainless Steel tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c7beb4) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Tea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7b4bd and #b4c7be.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4bdc7 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Stainless Steel has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 14.5% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4bdc7 is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #b4bdc7
RGB Decimal rgb(180,189,199)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.45, 3.92, 0, 21.96
HSL hsl(211.58,14.5%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.58,9.55%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.2053,-1.1292,-6.1086)
XYZ xyz(47.3288,50.222,61.2322)
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