Gauntlet 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 | #878c91 |
| Complementary Color | #6e7378 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gauntlet Grey Color. The Toffee Fingers color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ginnezumi (#97867c) for more energetic effect. Try Dry Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e7378 is the best complementary color to Gauntlet 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 #78736e complementary color is Nevada, 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 Tapa are #786e6e and #78786e. Thus found on the left and right of #78736e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Gauntlet Grey.
The split-complementary Gauntlet Grey palette consists of #6e6e78 and #6e7878 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e7378). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #78736e, 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 #78736e 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 Gauntlet Grey. Thus Mobster and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gauntlet Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #78736e 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. Gauntlet Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6e7378) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e7873 and #786e73.
In a RGB color space, hex #78736e is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gauntlet Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78736e is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #78736e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,115,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 3.92, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(30,4.35%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,8.33%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7357,0.962,3.442) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6909,17.3803,17.2269) |