Grey Dolphin is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #37383a |
| Complementary Color | #c5c6c8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Dolphin Color. The Requisite Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mercurial (#b6b0a9) for more energetic effect. Try Play on Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5c6c8 is the best complementary color to Grey Dolphin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8c7c5 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloud are #c8c5c5 and #c7c8c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c7c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Grey Dolphin.
The split-complementary Grey Dolphin palette consists of #c5c5c8 and #c5c7c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c6c8). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c8c7c5, 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 #c8c7c5 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Dolphin. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Dolphin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c7c5 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Dolphin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5c6c8) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c8c7 and #c8c5c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8c7c5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Dolphin has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 2.65% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c7c5 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8c7c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,199,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.18, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(40,2.65%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,1.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2681,-0.0141,1.1115) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3209,57.1574,60.9928) |