Seryi Grey Color

#9ca9ad

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

Inverse Color #635652
Complementary Color #ada09c
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.12° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Seryi Grey Color Sample
Seryi Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9ca9ad

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seryi Grey Color. The Bird Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cathedral Glass (#7a999c) for more energetic effect. Try Clouded Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ada09c is the best complementary color to Seryi Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ca9ad complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hit Gray are #9cada8 and #9ca0ad. Thus found on the left and right of #9ca9ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Seryi Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seryi Grey palette consists of #ada89c and #ad9ca0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ada09c). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9ca9ad, 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 #9ca9ad offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seryi Grey. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seryi Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ca9ad square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Seryi Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ada09c) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad9ca8 and #9cada0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9ca9ad is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Seryi Grey has a hue angle of 194.12°, a saturation of 9.39% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ca9ad is made of 6.66% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #9ca9ad
RGB Decimal rgb(156,169,173)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 6.66, 1.57, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(194.12,9.39%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.12,9.83%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.359,-3.7349,-3.629)
XYZ xyz(35.4411,38.461,45.0909)
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