Tol Barad Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b1b7ae |
| Complementary Color | #4a5148 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Tol Barad Grey Color. The Soul Train color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Bloom (#544258) for more energetic effect. Try Muscat Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a5148 is the best complementary color to Tol Barad Grey. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4851 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #494851 and #51484f. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4851 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Emperor colors as they work well with Tol Barad Grey.
The split-complementary Tol Barad Grey palette consists of #485149 and #4f5148 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a5148). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #4e4851, 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 #4e4851 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tol Barad Grey. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tol Barad Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Emperor, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4851 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, warm green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tol Barad Grey tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#4a5148) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #514e48 and #484a51.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4851 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Tol Barad Grey has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4851 is made of 1.17% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4851 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,72,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 3.52, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(280,5.88%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280,11.11%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.4595,4.4605,-4.4489) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9445,6.8485,8.7405) |