Waiting Color

#9d9d9d

Waiting is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red

Inverse Color #626262
Complementary Color #9d9d9d
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Waiting Color Sample
Waiting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d9d9d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Waiting Color. The Storm Break color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Powdered Brick (#ac9b9b) for more energetic effect. Try Black Mana as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9d9d9d is the best complementary color to Waiting. Mid red shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d9d9d complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, mid red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Chalice are #9d9d9d and #9d9d9d. Thus found on the left and right of #9d9d9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors as they work well with Waiting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Waiting palette consists of #9d9d9d and #9d9d9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d9d9d). Try Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #9d9d9d, 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 #9d9d9d offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Waiting. Thus Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Waiting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Silver Chalice, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d9d9d square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red 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. Waiting tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9d9d9d) and two others. The Silver Chalice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d9d9d and #9d9d9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d9d9d is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Waiting has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d9d9d is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9d9d9d
RGB Decimal rgb(157,157,157)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0, 38.43
HSL hsl(0,0%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,0%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.7368,0.0037,-0.0072)
XYZ xyz(32.0474,33.7164,36.7171)

#9d9d9d Pair Colors

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