Granite Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #9ea1a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5e6060 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Grey Color. The Dusky Cyclamen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mocha Brown (#6b565e) for more energetic effect. Try Submarine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e6060 is the best complementary color to Granite Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #615e5f complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #605e60 and #605e5e. Thus found on the left and right of #615e5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Scorpion colors as they work well with Granite Grey.
The split-complementary Granite Grey palette consists of #5e6060 and #5e605e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e6060). Try Corduroy and Finlandia colors in combination with #615e5f, 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 #615e5f offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Granite Grey. Thus Shuttle Gray and Storm Dust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granite Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Storm Dust, and Mid Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #615e5f square combo is a palette of red magenta, warm yellow, warm cyan 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. Granite Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5e6060) and two others. The Storm Dust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f605e and #605e60.
In a RGB color space, hex #615e5f is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Grey has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 1.57% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #615e5f is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #615e5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,94,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 0.79, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(340,1.57%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340,3.09%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.2018,1.3986,-0.153) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.998,11.373,12.442) |