Rose Ashes is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4a5354 |
| Complementary Color | #abb3b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Ashes Color. The Unique Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tawny Mushroom (#b39997) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abb3b5 is the best complementary color to Rose Ashes. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5acab complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nobel are #b5abae and #b5b1ab. Thus found on the left and right of #b5acab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Tide colors as they work well with Rose Ashes.
The split-complementary Rose Ashes palette consists of #abaeb5 and #abb5b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb3b5). Try Aluminium and Edward colors in combination with #b5acab, 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 #b5acab offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rose Ashes. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rose Ashes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Green Spring, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5acab square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rose Ashes tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#abb3b5) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abb5ac and #b5abb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5acab is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Ashes has a hue angle of 6°, a saturation of 6.33% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5acab is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b5acab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,172,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 3.92, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(6,6.33%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6,5.52%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.056,3.0382,1.6557) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1593,42.2691,44.5175) |