Ombre Grey Color

#848998

Ombre Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #7b7667
Complementary Color #989384
Color Shade: blue cyan (225° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.69% (better contrasting with white)
Ombre Grey Color Sample
Ombre Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #848998

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ombre Grey Color. The Quantum Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Astrogranite (#757679) for more calm effect. Try Blue Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#989384 is the best complementary color to Ombre Grey. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #848998 complementary color is Pale Oyster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #849398 and #898498. Thus found on the left and right of #848998 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Waterloo colors as they work well with Ombre Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ombre Grey palette consists of #939884 and #988984 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989384). Try Lemon Grass and Schooner colors in combination with #848998, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #848998 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ombre Grey. Thus Spanish Green and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ombre Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Venus, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #848998 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ombre Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#989384) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988489 and #849893.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #848998 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ombre Grey has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 8.85% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #848998 is made of 7.85% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #848998
RGB Decimal rgb(132,137,152)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 7.85, 5.88, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(225,8.85%,55.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225,13.16%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.1376,1.346,-8.6115)
XYZ xyz(24.1289,25.0639,33.2718)
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