Ghostly is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #585f60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa5a6 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghostly Color. The Mine Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ash Hollow (#a88e8b) for more energetic effect. Try Mauverine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fa5a6 is the best complementary color to Ghostly. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7a09f complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #a69fa2 and #a6a39f. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a09f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Dawn colors as they work well with Ghostly.
The split-complementary Ghostly palette consists of #9fa2a6 and #9fa6a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa5a6). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #a7a09f, 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 #a7a09f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ghostly. Thus Santas Gray and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ghostly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a09f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ghostly tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#9fa5a6) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fa6a0 and #a69fa5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7a09f is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ghostly has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a09f is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a7a09f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,160,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 3.14, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,4.35%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,4.79%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.413,2.3503,1.4157) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7652,35.8603,37.8903) |