Storm Grey Color
Storm Grey is a gray color with hex code #717486. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with storm grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Storm Grey Color Values
What Does Storm Grey Mean?
Storm 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. Storm 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, Storm Grey is classified as a purple (nearest centroid: grayish purple, #796878).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Storm Grey
Storm Grey and #85826F 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 — #6F7E85 and #776F85, which sit beside storm grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair storm grey with triadic partners #856F73 and #73856F. 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
CSS Examples
.text { color: #717486; }
.background { background-color: #717486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717486; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #71748640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for storm grey?
Storm Grey has the hex code #717486. In RGB notation it is rgb(113, 116, 134), in HSL it is hsl(231, 9%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.563, 0.028, 278.
What does the color storm grey mean?
Gray-family colors like storm grey carry distinct psychological associations. Storm 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. Storm Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with storm grey?
Storm Grey has three easy routes: its complement #85826F for punch, its neighbors #6F7E85 and #776F85 for something calmer, or triadic partners #856F73 and #73856F when you want energy.
Is storm grey a standard web color?
No — Storm Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #717486 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make storm grey lighter or darker?
To lighten storm 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 #E6E7EA (lightest tint) to #131316 (darkest shade).
About Storm Grey
Storm Grey is classified as a Purple in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #717486 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.