Ultimate Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool blue or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #565756 |
| Complementary Color | #a8a9a8 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ultimate Grey Color. The Velvet Dawn color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Exclusive Violet (#b9adbb) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Illusion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8a9a8 is the best complementary color to Ultimate Grey. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a8a9 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a8a8a9 and #a9a8a8. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a8a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Silver Chalice colors as they work well with Ultimate Grey.
The split-complementary Ultimate Grey palette consists of #a8a9a8 and #a8a9a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a9a8). Try Edward and Edward colors in combination with #a9a8a9, 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 #a9a8a9 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ultimate Grey. Thus Edward and Delta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ultimate Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Silver Chalice, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a8a9 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ultimate Grey tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#a8a9a8) and two others. The Delta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9a9a8 and #a8a8a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a8a9 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ultimate Grey has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 0.58% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a8a9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a8a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,168,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(300,0.58%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,0.59%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.9715,0.5487,-0.3967) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5262,39.3049,43.1449) |