Grey Pinstripe is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b6b6b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4c4c49 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Pinstripe Color. The Sceptre Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Legendary Purple (#4e4e63) for more energetic effect. Try Academy Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c4c49 is the best complementary color to Grey Pinstripe. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49494d complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #494a4c and #4a494c. Thus found on the left and right of #49494d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Gravel colors as they work well with Grey Pinstripe.
The split-complementary Grey Pinstripe palette consists of #4a4c49 and #4c4a49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c4c49). Try Lunar Green and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #49494d, 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 #49494d offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Pinstripe. Thus Gray Asparagus and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Pinstripe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Tundora, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #49494d square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Pinstripe tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#4c4c49) 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 #4c4949 and #494c4c.
In a RGB color space, hex #49494d is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Pinstripe has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 2.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49494d is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #49494d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,73,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.57, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(240,2.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,5.19%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.1547,0.8989,-2.3848) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4698,6.7174,7.9768) |