Alienator Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #686f5b |
| Complementary Color | #9da490 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Alienator Grey Color. The Kinlock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Second Pour (#887ca4) for more energetic effect. Try Velvet Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9da490 is the best complementary color to Alienator Grey. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9790a4 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #9093a4 and #a190a4. Thus found on the left and right of #9790a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Alienator Grey.
The split-complementary Alienator Grey palette consists of #93a490 and #a4a190 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9da490). Try Envy and Gray Olive colors in combination with #9790a4, 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 #9790a4 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alienator Grey. Thus Mantle and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alienator Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9790a4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alienator Grey tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#9da490) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regent Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a49790 and #909da4.
In a RGB color space, hex #9790a4 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Alienator Grey has a hue angle of 261°, a saturation of 9.9% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9790a4 is made of 5.09% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #9790a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,144,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 7.84, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(261,9.9%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261,12.2%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.9631,6.5501,-9.5927) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4366,29.2062,39.2078) |