Gravel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #b5bbb4 |
| Complementary Color | #454b44 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Gravel Color. The Soul Train color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Olivine Basalt (#655867) for more energetic effect. Try Obsidian Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#454b44 is the best complementary color to Gravel. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a444b complementary color is Lunar Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #46444b and #4b4448. Thus found on the left and right of #4a444b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Tundora colors as they work well with Gravel.
The split-complementary Gravel palette consists of #444b46 and #484b44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#454b44). Try Nandor and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #4a444b, 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 #4a444b offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gravel. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gravel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Masala, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a444b square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gravel tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#454b44) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4a44 and #44454b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a444b is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gravel has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 4.9% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a444b is made of 0.39% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #4a444b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,68,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 2.74, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(291.43,4.9%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.43,9.33%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6586,4.0486,-3.295) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1612,6.0981,7.5089) |