Empire State Grey Color

#d9dbdf

Empire State Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #262420
Complementary Color #dfddd9
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.27% (better contrasting with black)
Empire State Grey Color Sample
Empire State Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9dbdf

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Empire State Grey Color. The Hūi Sè Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Dolphin (#bcc5cf) for more energetic effect. Try Powder Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dfddd9 is the best complementary color to Empire State Grey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9dbdf complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d9dedf and #dad9df. Thus found on the left and right of #d9dbdf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Empire State Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Empire State Grey palette consists of #dedfd9 and #dfdad9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfddd9). Try Quill Gray and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d9dbdf, 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 #d9dbdf offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Empire State Grey. Thus Gray Nurse and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Empire State Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Bon Jour, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9dbdf square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Empire State Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dfddd9) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfd9db and #d9dfdd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9dbdf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Empire State Grey has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9dbdf is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #d9dbdf
RGB Decimal rgb(217,219,223)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 1.57, 0, 12.55
HSL hsl(220,8.57%,86.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,2.69%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.3597,0.0607,-2.2051)
XYZ xyz(67.2661,70.7425,79.9214)
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