Wolfram 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 | #4a4948 |
| Complementary Color | #b7b6b5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wolfram Color. The Downpour 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 saturated alternative called Quarry (#98a0a5) for more energetic effect. Try Ufo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7b6b5 is the best complementary color to Wolfram. 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 #b5b6b7 complementary color is Cotton Seed, 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 Bombay are #b5b7b7 and #b5b5b7. Thus found on the left and right of #b5b6b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and Bombay colors as they work well with Wolfram.
The split-complementary Wolfram palette consists of #b7b7b5 and #b7b5b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7b6b5). Try Gray Nickel and Nobel colors in combination with #b5b6b7, 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 #b5b6b7 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 Wolfram. Thus Green Spring and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wolfram contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cotton Seed, Shady Lady, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5b6b7 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. Wolfram tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b7b6b5) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cotton Seed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7b5b6 and #b5b7b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5b6b7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Wolfram has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.37% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5b6b7 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b5b6b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,182,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.37%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,1.09%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9965,-0.1583,-0.6384) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3312,46.6986,51.477) |