Heather Red Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #67716b |
| Complementary Color | #8d9892 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Heather Red Grey Color. The Grape Soda color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Berry Bright (#a08497) for more energetic effect. Try Mauve Muslin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8d9892 is the best complementary color to Heather Red Grey. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988e94 complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #978d98 and #988d8e. Thus found on the left and right of #988e94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Heather Red Grey.
The split-complementary Heather Red Grey palette consists of #8d9896 and #8f988d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9892). Try Mantle and Stack colors in combination with #988e94, 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 #988e94 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heather Red Grey. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heather Red Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #988e94 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heather Red Grey tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#8d9892) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94988d and #918d98.
In a RGB color space, hex #988e94 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Heather Red Grey has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 4.63% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988e94 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #988e94 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,142,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 1.57, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(324,4.63%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,6.58%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.0326,4.836,-1.8512) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9672,28.1595,31.9783) |