Elderberry Grey Color

#aea8b0

Elderberry Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, mid cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #51574f
Complementary Color #aab0a8
Color Shade: violet (285° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Elderberry Grey Color Sample
Elderberry Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aea8b0

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Elderberry Grey Color. The Gypsy's Gown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Foxgloves (#c6c0ca) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aab0a8 is the best complementary color to Elderberry 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 #aea8b0 complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, cool magenta, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #aaa8b0 and #b0a8ae. Thus found on the left and right of #aea8b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Elderberry Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Elderberry Grey palette consists of #a8b0aa and #aeb0a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab0a8). Try Edward and Bud colors in combination with #aea8b0, 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 #aea8b0 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 Elderberry Grey. Thus Edward and Cloudy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Elderberry Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Cloudy, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #aea8b0 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, mid red, warm green and mid cyan 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. Elderberry Grey tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#aab0a8) and two others. The Cloudy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aluminium – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0aea8 and #a8aab0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aea8b0 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Elderberry Grey has a hue angle of 285°, a saturation of 4.82% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aea8b0 is made of 0.78% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #aea8b0
RGB Decimal rgb(174,168,176)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0.78, 3.14, 0, 30.98
HSL hsl(285,4.82%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(285,4.55%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.5681,3.651,-3.3515)
XYZ xyz(39.2947,40.1385,46.7508)
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