Ghostly Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #33332c |
| Complementary Color | #d3d3cc |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghostly Grey Color. The Blue Haze 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 Veiled Delight (#b2b0bd) for more energetic effect. Try Filtered Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d3d3cc is the best complementary color to Ghostly Grey. 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 #ccccd3 complementary color is Celeste, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #cccfd3 and #cfccd3. Thus found on the left and right of #ccccd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Ghostly Grey.
The split-complementary Ghostly Grey palette consists of #cfd3cc and #d3cfcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d3cc). Try Celeste and Timberwolf colors in combination with #ccccd3, 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 #ccccd3 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ghostly Grey. Thus Pumice and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ghostly Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Celeste, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccccd3 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ghostly Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d3d3cc) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tiara – 120° from the complementary Celeste. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3cccc and #ccd3d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccccd3 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ghostly Grey has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 7.37% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccccd3 is made of 2.75% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #ccccd3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,204,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 2.75, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(240,7.37%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,3.32%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.2314,1.302,-3.4787) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2526,60.7262,70.2791) |