Gull 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 mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #5b524f |
| Complementary Color | #b0a7a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gull Grey Color. The Grey Area color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fine Tuned Blue (#84989e) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0a7a4 is the best complementary color to Gull 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 #a4adb0 complementary color is Cloudy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #a4b0ad and #a4a7b0. Thus found on the left and right of #a4adb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Aluminium colors as they work well with Gull Grey.
The split-complementary Gull Grey palette consists of #b0ada4 and #b0a4a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0a7a4). Try Cloudy and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #a4adb0, 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 #a4adb0 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gull Grey. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gull Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Amethyst Smoke, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4adb0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gull Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b0a7a4) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0a4ad and #a4b0a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4adb0 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Gull Grey has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 7.06% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4adb0 is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a4adb0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,173,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 1.18, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(195,7.06%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,6.82%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1158,-2.5562,-2.6363) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0899,40.9142,46.964) |