Gris is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #5a5657 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a5a6 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gris Color. The Blue Surf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blustery Wind (#b6c5c1) for more energetic effect. Try Rainy Afternoon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9a5a6 is the best complementary color to Gris. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5a9a8 complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a5a9a6 and #a5a8a9. Thus found on the left and right of #a5a9a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Gris.
The split-complementary Gris palette consists of #a9a6a5 and #a9a5a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a5a6). Try Silver Chalice and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a5a9a8, 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 #a5a9a8 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gris. Thus Delta and Mountain Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Spun Pearl, and Delta split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5a9a8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gris tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#a9a5a6) and two others. The Mountain Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8a5a9 and #a6a9a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5a9a8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gris has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 2.27% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5a9a8 is made of 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a5a9a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,169,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.56, 0, 0.39, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(165,2.27%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,2.37%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.8976,-1.604,0.0118) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7729,39.2024,42.6745) |