Quiet Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #464542 |
| Complementary Color | #bdbcb9 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Grey Color. The Dutch Jug color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Polar Mist (#adafbd) for more energetic effect. Try Light Slipper Satin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdbcb9 is the best complementary color to Quiet Grey. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9babd complementary color is Gray Nickel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bombay are #b9bcbd and #bab9bd. Thus found on the left and right of #b9babd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Quiet Grey.
The split-complementary Quiet Grey palette consists of #bcbdb9 and #bdbab9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdbcb9). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #b9babd, 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 #b9babd offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quiet Grey. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quiet Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9babd square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quiet Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bdbcb9) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Gray Nickel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb9ba and #b9bdbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9babd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Grey has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 2.94% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9babd is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #b9babd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,186,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.18, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(225,2.94%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,2.12%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5174,0.2191,-1.6454) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7518,49.1062,55.1585) |