Marine Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #5a4d55 |
| Complementary Color | #b2a5ad |
| Color Shade: | cool green (143.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Marine Grey Color. The Andean Slate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peaslake (#8caa95) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Willow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2a5ad is the best complementary color to Marine Grey. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b2aa complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a6b2a5 and #a5b2b0. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b2aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Marine Grey.
The split-complementary Marine Grey palette consists of #b2a5a6 and #b0a5b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2a5ad). Try Martini and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a5b2aa, 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 #a5b2aa offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Marine Grey. Thus Cloudy and Spun Pearl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marine Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Spun Pearl, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b2aa square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Marine Grey tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b2a5ad) and two others. The Spun Pearl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaa5b2 and #adb2a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5b2aa is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Marine Grey has a hue angle of 143.08°, a saturation of 7.78% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b2aa is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #a5b2aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,178,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 0, 3.13, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(143.08,7.78%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(143.08,7.3%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3798,-6.0685,2.5219) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6931,42.7424,44.241) |