Mortar Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #616061 |
| Complementary Color | #9f9e9f |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Mortar Grey Color. The Pewter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Green Trellis (#99a798) for more energetic effect. Try Dowager as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9f9e9f is the best complementary color to Mortar Grey. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9f9e complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, warm green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Stack are #9e9f9e and #9e9f9e. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9f9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Stack colors as they work well with Mortar Grey.
The split-complementary Mortar Grey palette consists of #9f9e9e and #9e9e9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f9e9f). Try Silver Chalice and Manatee colors in combination with #9e9f9e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9e9f9e offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mortar Grey. Thus Silver Chalice and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mortar Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Manatee, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9f9e square combo is a palette of warm green, cool blue, cool magenta and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mortar Grey tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#9f9e9f) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Star Dust – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e9e9f and #9f9f9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9f9e is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mortar Grey has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 0.52% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9f9e is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9f9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,159,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 0.39, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(120,0.52%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,0.63%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.3842,-0.5469,0.3868) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6702,34.534,37.2916) |