Cathedral Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #545658 |
| Complementary Color | #a7a9ab |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cathedral Grey Color. The Screed Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Greywood (#9d9586) for more energetic effect. Try Aluminum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7a9ab is the best complementary color to Cathedral Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aba9a7 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #aba7a7 and #ababa7. Thus found on the left and right of #aba9a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Delta colors as they work well with Cathedral Grey.
The split-complementary Cathedral Grey palette consists of #a7a7ab and #a7abab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a9ab). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #aba9a7, 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 #aba9a7 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cathedral Grey. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cathedral Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aba9a7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cathedral Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7a9ab) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7aba9 and #aba7a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aba9a7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cathedral Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 2.33% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aba9a7 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #aba9a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,169,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 1.57, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(30,2.33%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,2.34%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3439,0.3437,1.2734) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9576,39.8239,42.2454) |