Slate Pebble 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 | #4b5256 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b0b4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slate Pebble Color. The Mouse Catcher 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 Tuffet (#a59788) for more energetic effect. Try Sorrel Felt as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9b0b4 is the best complementary color to Slate Pebble. 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 #b4ada9 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #b4a9aa and #b4b2a9. Thus found on the left and right of #b4ada9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Tide colors as they work well with Slate Pebble.
The split-complementary Slate Pebble palette consists of #a9aab4 and #a9b4b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b0b4). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #b4ada9, 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 #b4ada9 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 Slate Pebble. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slate Pebble contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4ada9 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. Slate Pebble tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9b0b4) 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 #a9b4ad and #b4a9b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4ada9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Slate Pebble has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 6.83% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4ada9 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4ada9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,173,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 4.32, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(21.82,6.83%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.82,6.11%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1835,1.7771,2.9321) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9274,42.455,43.5736) |