Minimal Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #6b7266 |
| Complementary Color | #92988d |
| Color Shade: | violet (275° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Minimal Grey Color. The Mysterious Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Silver Filigree (#7f7c81) for more calm effect. Try Special Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#92988d is the best complementary color to Minimal Grey. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #948d99 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mountain Mist are #8e8d98 and #988d97. Thus found on the left and right of #948d99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Venus colors as they work well with Minimal Grey.
The split-complementary Minimal Grey palette consists of #8d988e and #97988d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92988d). Try Stack and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #948d99, 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 #948d99 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minimal Grey. Thus Mantle and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minimal Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #948d99 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minimal Grey tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#92988d) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98938d and #8d9298.
In a RGB color space, hex #948d99 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Minimal Grey has a hue angle of 275°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #948d99 is made of 1.96% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #948d99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,141,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 4.71, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(275,5.56%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(275,7.84%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5672,4.9293,-5.4306) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4874,27.6456,34.0244) |