Cinereous is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #677e84 |
| Complementary Color | #7b9297 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cinereous Color. The Deep Serenity color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Clay Ridge (#956a66) for more energetic effect. Try Truly Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b9297 is the best complementary color to Cinereous. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #98817b complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemp are #977b83 and #978f7b. Thus found on the left and right of #98817b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Cinereous.
The split-complementary Cinereous palette consists of #7b8397 and #7b978f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b9297). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #98817b, 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 #98817b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cinereous. Thus Waterloo and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cinereous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #98817b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cinereous tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7b9297) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b9781 and #977b91.
In a RGB color space, hex #98817b is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cinereous has a hue angle of 12.41°, a saturation of 12.34% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98817b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #98817b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,129,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 11.37, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(12.41,12.34%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.41,19.08%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.893,7.7803,6.5067) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3743,23.806,22.0492) |