Athens Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #232222 |
| Complementary Color | #dddcdc |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Athens Grey Color. The Zappy Zebra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grey Screen (#c6caca) for more energetic effect. Try Killer Fog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dddcdc is the best complementary color to Athens Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcdddd complementary color is Alto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #dcdddc and #dcdcdd. Thus found on the left and right of #dcdddd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Iron colors as they work well with Athens Grey.
The split-complementary Athens Grey palette consists of #dddcdc and #dddcdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dddcdc). Try Alto and Alto colors in combination with #dcdddd, 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 #dcdddd offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Athens Grey. Thus Quill Gray and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Athens Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Alto, Iron, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcdddd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, mid 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. Athens Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dddcdc) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Alto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dddcdd and #dcdddc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcdddd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Athens Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.45% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcdddd is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dcdddd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,221,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.45%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,0.45%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.0403,-0.333,-0.1282) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4228,72.149,78.7265) |