Night Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #babbb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4c4d44 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Night Grey Color. The Tricorn Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pango Black (#4e4f6a) for more energetic effect. Try Gobelin Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c4d44 is the best complementary color to Night Grey. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #45444d complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #44474d and #49444d. Thus found on the left and right of #45444d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mako and Gravel colors as they work well with Night Grey.
The split-complementary Night Grey palette consists of #474d44 and #4d4944 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c4d44). Try Lunar Green and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #45444d, 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 #45444d offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Night Grey. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Night Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Tundora, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #45444d square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Night Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#4c4d44) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4544 and #444c4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #45444d is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Night Grey has a hue angle of 246.67°, a saturation of 6.21% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45444d is made of 3.14% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #45444d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,68,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 3.53, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(246.67,6.21%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.67,11.69%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2486,2.4988,-5.2533) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8609,5.9353,7.8579) |