Wet Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #4d414a |
| Complementary Color | #beb2bb |
| Color Shade: | mid green (135° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Wet Ash Color. The Attica color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silver Leaf (#9db7a5) for more energetic effect. Try Copper Patina as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#beb2bb is the best complementary color to Wet Ash. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2beb5 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b4beb2 and #b2bebb. Thus found on the left and right of #b2beb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Spring and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Wet Ash.
The split-complementary Wet Ash palette consists of #beb2b4 and #bbb2be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#beb2bb). Try Pink Swan and Chatelle colors in combination with #b2beb5, 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 #b2beb5 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wet Ash. Thus Tide and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wet Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, Bombay, and Cotton Seed split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2beb5 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wet Ash tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#beb2bb) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5b2be and #bbbeb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2beb5 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Wet Ash has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 8.45% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2beb5 is made of 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #b2beb5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,190,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 0, 3.53, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(135,8.45%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(135,6.32%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8404,-5.837,3.1072) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.114,49.6281,50.9175) |