Fairfax Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #362c28 |
| Complementary Color | #d7cdc9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fairfax Grey Color. The Hazy Skies 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 Blue Spruce (#adc5c9) for more energetic effect. Try Feathery Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7cdc9 is the best complementary color to Fairfax 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 #c9d3d7 complementary color is Swirl, 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 Tiara are #c9d7d4 and #c9cbd7. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d3d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Ghost colors as they work well with Fairfax Grey.
The split-complementary Fairfax Grey palette consists of #d7d4c9 and #d7c9cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7cdc9). Try Timberwolf and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #c9d3d7, 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 #c9d3d7 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 Fairfax Grey. Thus Celeste and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fairfax Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Gray Suit, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d3d7 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. Fairfax Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d7cdc9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7c9d3 and #c9d7cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d3d7 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Fairfax Grey has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 14.89% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d3d7 is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d3d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,211,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.56, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,14.89%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,6.51%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.9201,-2.614,-3.1543) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6474,63.9123,73.4825) |