Gray Tweed Color

#b0bab5

Gray Tweed is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet

Inverse Color #4f454a
Complementary Color #baafb4
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Gray Tweed Color Sample
Gray Tweed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0bab5

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Gray Tweed Color. The Lotus Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nile River (#9ab6a9) for more energetic effect. Try Spruce Shade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#baafb4 is the best complementary color to Gray Tweed. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0bab5 complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #afbab0 and #afb9ba. Thus found on the left and right of #b0bab5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Spring and Tower Gray colors as they work well with Gray Tweed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gray Tweed palette consists of #bab0af and #baafb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baafb4). Try Nobel and Shady Lady colors in combination with #b0bab5, 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 #b0bab5 offers a combination of warm red and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gray Tweed. Thus Tide and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gray Tweed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Spun Pearl, and Mist Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0bab5 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Gray Tweed tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#baafb4) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5afba and #b4baaf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0bab5 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gray Tweed has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 6.76% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0bab5 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #b0bab5
RGB Decimal rgb(176,186,181)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 1.96, 27.06
HSL hsl(150,6.76%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,5.38%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.6253,-4.412,1.3239)
XYZ xyz(43.8039,47.6841,50.6113)
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