Grey Mist Color

#99aeae

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

Inverse Color #665151
Complementary Color #ad9999
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Mist Color Sample
Grey Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99aeae

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Mist Color. The Millennium Silver color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Silver (#b8bcbc) for more calm effect. Try Moonquake as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad9999 is the best complementary color to Grey Mist. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99aeae complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cascade are #99ada3 and #99a3ad. Thus found on the left and right of #99aeae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Grey Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Mist palette consists of #ada399 and #ad99a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad9999). Try Bronco and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #99aeae, 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 #99aeae offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Mist. Thus Gray Olive and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #99aeae square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green 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. Grey Mist tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ad9999) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad99ad and #99ad99.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99aeae is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Mist has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 11.48% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aeae is made of 8.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #99aeae
RGB Decimal rgb(153,174,174)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 8.24, 0, 0, 31.76
HSL hsl(180,11.48%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,12.07%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.541,-7.2396,-2.4684)
XYZ xyz(35.9129,40.1004,45.8917)
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