Neutral Grey Color

#8e918f

Neutral Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or warm blue

Inverse Color #716e70
Complementary Color #918e90
Color Shade: cool green (140° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Neutral Grey Color Sample
Neutral Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e918f

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Neutral Grey Color. The Mantle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Limerick (#76857b) for more energetic effect. Try Mossleaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#918e90 is the best complementary color to Neutral Grey. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e918f complementary color is Venus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #8e918e and #8e9190. Thus found on the left and right of #8e918f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Gunsmoke colors as they work well with Neutral Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Neutral Grey palette consists of #918e8e and #908e91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#918e90). Try Gray and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #8e918f, 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 #8e918f offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Neutral Grey. Thus Natural Gray and Mountain Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Neutral Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venus, Manatee, and Natural Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e918f square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and orange 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. Neutral Grey tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#918e90) and two others. The Mountain Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Venus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f8e91 and #90918e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e918f is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Neutral Grey has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 1.35% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e918f is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #8e918f
RGB Decimal rgb(142,145,143)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.17, 0, 0.78, 43.14
HSL hsl(140,1.35%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(140,2.07%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.875,-1.4822,0.6694)
XYZ xyz(26.2387,27.9848,30.0053)
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