Glacier 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 warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #3a3938 |
| Complementary Color | #c7c6c5 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glacier Grey Color. The Brilliant Silver 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 Cistern (#a9b0b6) for more energetic effect. Try Shaved Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7c6c5 is the best complementary color to Glacier Grey. 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 #c5c6c7 complementary color is Cloud, 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 Silver Sand are #c5c7c7 and #c5c5c7. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c6c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Glacier Grey.
The split-complementary Glacier Grey palette consists of #c7c7c5 and #c7c5c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7c6c5). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #c5c6c7, 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 #c5c6c7 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 Glacier Grey. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glacier Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c6c7 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. Glacier Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c7c6c5) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7c5c6 and #c5c7c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5c6c7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Glacier Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.75% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c6c7 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c5c6c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,198,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0.39, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.75%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,1.01%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8307,-0.1557,-0.6291) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5288,56.382,62.0944) |