Shuttle Grey Color
Shuttle Grey is a gray color with hex code #5F6672. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with shuttle grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Shuttle Grey Color Values
What Does Shuttle Grey Mean?
Shuttle Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Shuttle Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Shuttle Grey is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: grayish blue, #536878). It is also known as British Shorthair.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Shuttle Grey
Shuttle Grey and #726B5F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #5F6F72 and #625F72, which sit beside shuttle grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair shuttle grey with triadic partners #725F66 and #66725F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Slate Grey —
#59656D(Delta E 3) - Mid Grey —
#5F5F6E(Delta E 4) - Nevada —
#646E75(Delta E 4) - Slate —
#516572(Delta E 5) - Pale Sky —
#6E7783(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5F6672; }
.background { background-color: #5F6672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5F6672; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5F667240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for shuttle grey?
Shuttle Grey has the hex code #5F6672. In RGB notation it is rgb(95, 102, 114), in HSL it is hsl(218, 9%, 41%), and its OKLCH value is 0.508, 0.021, 261.3.
What does the color shuttle grey mean?
Gray-family colors like shuttle grey carry distinct psychological associations. Shuttle Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Shuttle Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with shuttle grey?
Shuttle Grey has three easy routes: its complement #726B5F for punch, its neighbors #5F6F72 and #625F72 for something calmer, or triadic partners #725F66 and #66725F when you want energy.
Is shuttle grey a standard web color?
No — Shuttle Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5F6672 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make shuttle grey lighter or darker?
To lighten shuttle grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E3E5E8 (lightest tint) to #101113 (darkest shade).
About Shuttle Grey
Shuttle Grey is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has alternative names including British Shorthair. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5F6672 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.