Grey Matter Color

#c87f89

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

Inverse Color #378076
Complementary Color #7fc7bd
Color Shade: cool red (351.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Matter Color Sample
Grey Matter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c87f89

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Matter Color. The Bridal Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Careys Pink (#d29eaa) for more calm effect. Try Pink Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7fc7bd is the best complementary color to Grey Matter. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c87f89 complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Puce are #c77fad and #c7997f. Thus found on the left and right of #c87f89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Old Rose colors as they work well with Grey Matter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Matter palette consists of #7fadc7 and #7fc799 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fc7bd). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c87f89, 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 #c87f89 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Matter. Thus Ship Cove and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Matter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Wild Willow, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c87f89 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Grey Matter tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#7fc7bd) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88c77f and #bd7fc7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c87f89 is made of 43% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Matter has a hue angle of 351.78°, a saturation of 39.89% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c87f89 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c87f89
RGB Decimal rgb(200,127,137)
RGB Percentage 43%, 27%, 30%
CMYK 0, 28.63, 24.7, 21.57
HSL hsl(351.78,39.89%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.78,36.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.0141,29.5517,6.481)
XYZ xyz(35.9241,29.2642,27.4221)
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