Uniform Grey Color

#a8a8a8

Uniform Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, mid red or mid red

Inverse Color #575757
Complementary Color #a8a8a8
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Uniform Grey Color Sample
Uniform Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a8a8a8

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Uniform Grey Color. The Tassel Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Auger Shell (#9f9292) for more energetic effect. Try Fall Heliotrope as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8a8a8 is the best complementary color to Uniform Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8a8a8 complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, mid red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Chalice are #a8a8a8 and #a8a8a8. Thus found on the left and right of #a8a8a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors as they work well with Uniform Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Uniform Grey palette consists of #a8a8a8 and #a8a8a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a8a8). Try Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #a8a8a8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a8a8a8 offers a combination of mid red and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Uniform Grey. Thus Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Uniform Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Silver Chalice, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8a8a8 square combo is a palette of mid red, mid red, mid red and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Uniform Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a8a8a8) and two others. The Silver Chalice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8a8a8 and #a8a8a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a8a8a8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Uniform Grey has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8a8a8 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #a8a8a8
RGB Decimal rgb(168,168,168)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0, 34.12
HSL hsl(0,0%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,0%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.865,0.0038,-0.0076)
XYZ xyz(37.219,39.1572,42.6422)

#a8a8a8 Pair Colors

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