Uncertain Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #564f4e |
| Complementary Color | #b1aaa9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Uncertain Grey Color. The Boredom color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Iron Earth (#8aa1a6) for more energetic effect. Try Shale Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1aaa9 is the best complementary color to Uncertain Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9b0b1 complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a9b1ae and #a9acb1. Thus found on the left and right of #a9b0b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Aluminium colors as they work well with Uncertain Grey.
The split-complementary Uncertain Grey palette consists of #b1aea9 and #b1a9ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1aaa9). Try Cloudy and Nobel colors in combination with #a9b0b1, 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 #a9b0b1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Uncertain Grey. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Uncertain Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, Spun Pearl, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9b0b1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Uncertain Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b1aaa9) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1a9b0 and #a9b1aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9b0b1 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Uncertain Grey has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 4.88% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9b0b1 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #a9b0b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,176,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0.39, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(187.5,4.88%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.5,4.52%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3236,-2.2529,-1.3713) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8233,42.66,47.7303) |