German Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #acafb1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e5152 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to German Grey Color. The Not So Innocent color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fozzie Bear (#70625c) for more energetic effect. Try Missing Link as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e5152 is the best complementary color to German Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #53504e complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #524e4e and #52524e. Thus found on the left and right of #53504e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with German Grey.
The split-complementary German Grey palette consists of #4e4e52 and #4e5252 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e5152). Try Abbey and Cape Cod colors in combination with #53504e, 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 #53504e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the German Grey. Thus Gravel and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of German Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Gray Asparagus, and Emperor split by 90° on the color wheel. #53504e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. German Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4e5152) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emperor – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e5250 and #524e51.
In a RGB color space, hex #53504e is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode German Grey has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 3.11% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53504e is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #53504e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,80,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 1.96, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(24,3.11%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,6.02%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2447,0.812,1.6081) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8111,8.1264,8.3646) |