Herring Silver Color

#c6c8cf

Herring Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #393730
Complementary Color #cfcdc6
Color Shade: cool blue (226.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with black)
Herring Silver Color Sample
Herring Silver Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6c8cf

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Herring Silver Color. The Noble Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hydrangea Blossom (#a6aebe) for more energetic effect. Try Lilac Hush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfcdc6 is the best complementary color to Herring Silver. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c8cf complementary color is Cloud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #c6cccf and #c8c6cf. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c8cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Loblolly and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Herring Silver.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Herring Silver palette consists of #cccfc6 and #cfc8c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfcdc6). Try Celeste and Silver Rust colors in combination with #c6c8cf, 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 #c6c8cf offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Herring Silver. Thus Pumice and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Herring Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c8cf square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid 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. Herring Silver tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#cfcdc6) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tiara – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfc6c8 and #c6cfcd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6c8cf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Herring Silver has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c8cf is made of 3.53% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #c6c8cf
RGB Decimal rgb(198,200,207)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 2.75, 0, 18.82
HSL hsl(226.67,8.57%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(226.67,4.35%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6382,0.6305,-3.7327)
XYZ xyz(55.2055,57.8193,67.2821)
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