Cloud Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #475650 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b7b2 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloud Grey Color. The Geneva Morn color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Playful Plum (#ba99a2) for more energetic effect. Try Piano Grey Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9b7b2 is the best complementary color to Cloud Grey. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8a9af complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #b7a9b6 and #b7aaa9. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a9af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Nobel colors as they work well with Cloud Grey.
The split-complementary Cloud Grey palette consists of #a9b6b7 and #a9b7aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b7b2). Try Tower Gray and Green Spring colors in combination with #b8a9af, 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 #b8a9af offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cloud Grey. Thus Gray Chateau and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloud Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Eagle, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a9af square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cloud Grey tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#a9b7b2) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afb7a9 and #b2a9b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8a9af is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cloud Grey has a hue angle of 336°, a saturation of 9.55% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a9af is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8a9af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,169,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 3.53, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(336,9.55%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336,8.15%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.6369,6.4731,-1.1321) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.693,41.6614,46.4014) |