Red Grey Color

#99686a

Red Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #669795
Complementary Color #689996
Color Shade: cool red (357.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Red Grey Color Sample
Red Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99686a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Grey Color. The Starlet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Czarina (#775859) for more calm effect. Try Cordial as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#689996 is the best complementary color to Red Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99686a complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #996882 and #997e68. Thus found on the left and right of #99686a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Cement colors as they work well with Red Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Grey palette consists of #688299 and #68997e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#689996). Try Lynch and Oxley colors in combination with #99686a, 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 #99686a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Grey. Thus Kimberly and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #99686a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Red Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#689996) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a9968 and #966899.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99686a is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Red Grey has a hue angle of 357.55°, a saturation of 19.37% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99686a is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #99686a
RGB Decimal rgb(153,104,106)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 29%
CMYK 0, 19.22, 18.43, 40
HSL hsl(357.55,19.37%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.55,32.03%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1468,19.9651,6.8607)
XYZ xyz(20.6887,17.7135,15.9643)
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