Hatoba-Nezumi Grey Color

#9e8b8e

Hatoba-Nezumi 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 #617471
Complementary Color #8b9d9a
Color Shade: cool red (350.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Hatoba-Nezumi Grey Color Sample
Hatoba-Nezumi Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9e8b8e

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hatoba-Nezumi Grey Color. The Magical Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Choo Choo (#867578) for more calm effect. Try Port Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8b9d9a is the best complementary color to Hatoba-Nezumi 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 #9e8b8e complementary color is Granny Smith, 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 Dusty Gray are #9d8b97 and #9d918b. Thus found on the left and right of #9e8b8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Zorba colors as they work well with Hatoba-Nezumi Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hatoba-Nezumi Grey palette consists of #8b979d and #8b9d91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b9d9a). Try Regent Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #9e8b8e, 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 #9e8b8e 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 Hatoba-Nezumi Grey. Thus Manatee and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hatoba-Nezumi Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granny Smith, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e8b8e 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. Hatoba-Nezumi Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#8b9d9a) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Granny Smith. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e9d8b and #9a8b9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9e8b8e is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hatoba-Nezumi Grey has a hue angle of 350.53°, a saturation of 8.92% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e8b8e is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #9e8b8e
RGB Decimal rgb(158,139,142)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 6.27, 38.04
HSL hsl(350.53,8.92%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(350.53,12.03%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.6052,7.6601,1.0147)
XYZ xyz(28.2157,27.6873,29.4482)
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