Briquette Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #aeafae |
| Complementary Color | #505150 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Briquette Grey Color. The Deep Mulberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Napa Harvest (#534853) for more energetic effect. Try Blackwater Park as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#505150 is the best complementary color to Briquette Grey. 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 #515051 complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #505051 and #515050. Thus found on the left and right of #515051 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Emperor colors as they work well with Briquette Grey.
The split-complementary Briquette Grey palette consists of #505150 and #505150 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505150). Try Nandor and Nandor colors in combination with #515051, 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 #515051 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 Briquette Grey. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Briquette Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Emperor, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #515051 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Briquette Grey tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#505150) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #515150 and #505051.
In a RGB color space, hex #515051 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Briquette Grey has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.62% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #515051 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #515051 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,80,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(300,0.62%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,1.23%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.1505,0.624,-0.4479) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7472,8.0807,8.936) |