Gris Náutico is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #433834 |
| Complementary Color | #cbc0bb |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gris Náutico Color. The Shower 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 Rainy Sidewalk (#9bafbb) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Pigeon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbc0bb is the best complementary color to Gris Náutico. 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 #bcc7cb complementary color is Silver Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Submarine are #bbcbc7 and #bbbfcb. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc7cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Ghost colors as they work well with Gris Náutico.
The split-complementary Gris Náutico palette consists of #cbc7bb and #cbbbbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbc0bb). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bcc7cb, 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 #bcc7cb offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gris Náutico. Thus Kangaroo and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gris Náutico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc7cb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gris Náutico tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cbc0bb) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbbbc6 and #bbcbbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcc7cb is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Gris Náutico has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 12.61% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc7cb is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #bcc7cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,199,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 1.57, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(196,12.61%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,7.39%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5284,-2.9737,-3.302) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.942,55.85,64.5424) |