Warm Grey Color

#978a84

Warm 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 #68757b
Complementary Color #849197
Color Shade: warm red (18.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.49% (better contrasting with white)
Warm Grey Color Sample
Warm Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #978a84

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Grey Color. The Mauve Mole color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Derby Brown (#8a7265) for more energetic effect. Try Pipe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#849197 is the best complementary color to Warm 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 #978a84 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schooner are #978487 and #979384. Thus found on the left and right of #978a84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Warm Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Grey palette consists of #848797 and #849793 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#849197). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #978a84, 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 #978a84 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 Warm Grey. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Spanish Green, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #978a84 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Warm Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#849197) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84978a and #978491.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #978a84 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Grey has a hue angle of 18.95°, a saturation of 8.37% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #978a84 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #978a84
RGB Decimal rgb(151,138,132)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 7.46, 40.78
HSL hsl(18.95,8.37%,55.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.95,12.58%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.4357,3.7975,4.9637)
XYZ xyz(26.0158,26.4222,25.5586)
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