Puritan Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, mid yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #574f51 |
| Complementary Color | #b0a8aa |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Puritan Grey Color. The Silver Drop color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tranquility (#8e9b96) for more energetic effect. Try Oceanus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0a8aa is the best complementary color to Puritan Grey. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8b0ae complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a8b0aa and #a8aeb0. Thus found on the left and right of #a8b0ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Puritan Grey.
The split-complementary Puritan Grey palette consists of #b0aaa8 and #b0a8ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0a8aa). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a8b0ae, 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 #a8b0ae offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Puritan Grey. Thus Cloudy and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Puritan Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, Spun Pearl, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8b0ae square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool red 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. Puritan Grey tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b0a8aa) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aea8b0 and #aab0a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8b0ae is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Puritan Grey has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 4.82% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8b0ae is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a8b0ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,176,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0, 0.78, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(165,4.82%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,4.55%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1674,-3.1823,0.0415) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3138,42.4315,46.1624) |